Xanthan gum is a food additive commonly used as an emulsifier, stabilizer, binder or thickener in a wide range of food products such as sauces, bakery products, beverages and others. Add this tag in questions about using xanthan gum in recipes, or about the ingredient itself.
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Shall I use xanthan, guar, both?
I have guar, lbg and xanthan in the pantry.
I would like to do 2 things :
thicken whole milk to make "creamy" sauces (would like to try a chicken champagne recipe I found but replace the 30pct fat cream with thickened milk)
give a more…
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Coconut yoghurt too thick
I've been trying to make a creamy coconut yoghurt in an incubator. Ingredients:
Water
Coconut milk powder
Small amount of store-bought coconut yoghurt
The first time it came out too thin. The next time I used: less water, 1/4-1/2 teaspoon of…
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Xanthan gum in bread baking
I was under the impression that Xanthan Gum could be used in bread in order to increase the hydration and make it fluffier. I have tried it three times (0.5% - 1% of flour weight) in two different recipes (croissants and regular buns), but the dough…
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What are the cheapest options for a thickening agent for making soups?
I'm trying to make soups (e.g. tomato soups, with some veggies, chillies, etc) and would like to make its cost lowest possible.
One problem that I have to solve is choosing the right thickening agent in order to make the soup cheapest…
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Xanthan Gum in sauce/gravy
I'm making Salisbury Steak (https://www.skinnytaste.com/skinny-salisbury-steak-) but would like to substitute xanthan gum for flour to reduce carbs AND use coconut or almond flour (and / or psyllium husk powder) instead of bread crumbs. Instead of…
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Xanthan gum 'seeds' in sauce
Update: I managed to properly incorporate the gum without any clumping. I used an immersion blendsr (blade attachment) and mixed it with sugar this time, and it helped.
To thicken a home made tomato sauce, I tried added xanthan gum. While the sauce…
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Cork-like flavour in "tasteless" Xanthan Gum
I recently discovered xanthan gum and bought a jar to try this amazing thickener for myself. When opening the jar I however noticed a slightly "corked" smell to the powder itself. I made a thick (~5g/1L) mixture with water to see if the taste was…
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Adding xanthin gum to regular flour containing gluten
I'm using regular bread flour and adding additional gluten when making pizza dough to get a nice stretchy dough.
Will adding xanthin gum provide any additional improvements to the texture when using flour containing gluten?
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Do gums have any nutritional value?
Do gums (e.g., xanthan, guar, cellulose, glucomannan) have any nutritional value, or do they pass undigested like chewing gum does?
Are there known allergies to any gums?
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How much gelatine to use instead of xanthan or guar gum in ice cream
I bought a Cuisinart ICE-30BC ice cream machine and I am experimenting with it. Some ice cream and gelato recipes ask for xanthan gum.
I can't find any of it in my county, but I read that I can replace it with powdered gelatin.
My question is, if a…
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use of xanthan gum in tomato ketchup
If we make tomato ketchup of 100kg tomatoes.
What would be the procedure to add the gum?
What quantity of gum should be used?
Currently we are using corn starch as a thickener but it does not give the desired result.
