Bob's Red Mill Guar Gum 8 oz. - 5/Case

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Select a versatile and all-natural thickener for your culinary and baking needs with this Bob's Red Mill guar gum! This product is made from ground guar beans, the seed of a plant native to Southeast Asia, and has a powdery, flour-like consistency. Its natural binding properties make it an ideal thickener, stabilizer, and emulsifier for use in a wide range of cooking and baking applications. Guar gum is also an ideal replacement for the sticky, binding qualities of gluten, making it a popular ingredient for use in gluten-free baking! This 8 oz. supply of guar gum is packaged in a resealable bag to help preserve the product's freshness.

With a wide range of applications in your kitchen, this guar gum will become an ingredient your chefs reach for again and again! It's a powerful thickener and emulsifying agent for use in sauces, dressings, and gravies, and makes a good replacement for corn starch in practically any recipe. When used to thicken liquid, it's recommended to create a slurry of guar gum and a small amount of liquid before adding to your recipes to prevent clumping. It also makes a suitable binder and volume enhancer in conventional and gluten-free baked goods like breads, pastries, cakes, and muffins. It should be noted that highly acidic ingredients with diminish guar gum's thickening properties. Guar gum also makes a particularly good stabilizer for cold and frozen foods. No matter how you choose to use it, this guar gum will be a powerful addition to your ingredient collection!

A leading brand in health foods, Bob's Red Mill is dedicated to providing the best products using the Old World technique of traditional stone milling. This technique allows for the inherent nutrients and flavor of their grains to be preserved, thus providing wholesome, quality foods to your kitchen. Plus, they have a separate 100% gluten-free facility where they process, package, and test all of their gluten-free products, so you can always be sure you are serving your customers with allergies a safe-to-eat product. Offer delicious and equally nutritious foods in your establishment with the help of Bob's Red Mill.