The secrets of delicious rubber food

Guar, xanthan or damara gum. Such ingredients in food do not inspire our confidence — perhaps because they are more associated with “artificial chemicals” or an unappetizing inner tube in a bicycle wheel than with a delicious dessert.

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In the food industry, gums are substances, usually of vegetable origin, which significantly increase the viscosity of a mixture. Thanks to this the products become…