consistencies in frozen goods and candies.
Like the cell-wall cements, they’re generally
complex polymers of several different sugars
or related carbohydrates. They include:
Agarose, alginates, and carrageenans,
cell-wall polymers from various
seaweeds
Gum arabic, which exudes from cuts in
various species of Acacia trees
Gum tragacanth, an exudate from various
species of Astralagus shrubs
Guar gum, from seeds of a shrub in the
bean family (Cyamopsis tetragonobola)
Locust-bean gum, from seeds of the
carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua
Xanthan gum and gellan, polysaccharides
produced by certain bacteria in industrial
fermentationProteins