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- Stabilizers in ice cream help to improve creaminess and reduce wateriness in ice cream<\/li>\n
- Guar gum is also been found economical as it has\u00a0 higher water thickening potential up to eight times more than cornstarch<\/li>\n
- Provides resistance to melting and reduces ice and lactose crystal growth during storage<\/li>\n
- Prevents wheying off as well as shrinkage during storage. Wheying off can be defined as leakage of watery serum layer during the melting of the ice cream.<\/li>\n
- Research showed that guar gum as a polysaccharide used at a concentration of 0.2% produces good quality of ice cream<\/li>\n
- The mixer of a composition of stabilizer and other contents helps to maintain the viscosity of the ice cream<\/li>\n
- Guar gum<\/a> contributes to good sensory qualities like a mouthfeel and helps to release flavor in ice cream.<\/li>\n
- It adds other functionality like slow and uniform meltdown, stiffness, prevents shrinkage, enhancing whip ability etc.<\/li>\n
- It also helps to decrease the fat content with increase in water concentration in the formulation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
How much amount of guar gum powder is used in ice cream?<\/strong><\/p>\n
In order to get effective body, texture, meltdown and stability property, studies show that\u00a0 0.2-0.5 % of guar gum powder as a stabilizer is been used in the ice cream mix
\nSpecial Properties of Guar Gum Powder in Food Industry<\/p>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thickening agent
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\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Emulsifier<\/p>\n<\/div>\nGuar Gum Powder in Other Food Products<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Used as moisture preserving & fat retarding agent in bakery<\/li>\n
- Helps in reducing water and oil separation in sauces and salads<\/li>\n
- Produces highest grade confectionary<\/li>\n
- Lower calories in beverages<\/li>\n
- Used as a thickener in pet food<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n