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Contact SupplierLocust Bean Gum (LBG, carob gum):
Bean Plants are of different varieties and beans seeds obtained from different bean plants have exclusive properties that make it applicable in several industrial applications. Locust bean is one among the bean types that possess high stabilizing property. Locust Bean Gum (LBG) is extracted from the seeds of Carob Tree. LBG, also known as carob gum, carob bean gum or carobin, is a galactomannan vegetable gum mostly found in Mediterranean region.
Bean Gum Derived from Locust Bean:
Locust bean gum derived from the seeds of locust (Carob) bean. It is obtained through a series of several processes such as crushing the seeds, filtering the crushed seeds and then the endosperm present in the seeds is removed separately by grinding process. Later on the endosperm obtained from the bean seeds will be processed to get gum powder and then finally packed.
Health Advantages of Locust Seed Extract:
Locust bean gum powder tastes similar to that of cocoa and many food industries which prepare special food items for diet conscious and diabetic people prefer this product as an alternative for cocoa. Hence, food recipes that contain cocoa as an ingredient apply locust extract as an alternative. This gum powder contains good quantity of natural fibre hence; it is also preferred as an alternative to reduce fat content. Food products containing Locus extract as a sweetener stays best for diabetic. Locust beans when added as alternative sweetener reduces the caloric value also.
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The thickening and viscous property make this product stay suitable for several manufacturing industries and some of the important industrial applications of Locust extract are:
Food Industry:Â It is used in food processing industry to thicken food products such as ice creams, cheese condiments, desserts, sausages, salads, fruit juices, bread and pastry (bakery products), preserves, instant pudding and baby food.
Cosmetic Industries:Â Cosmetic product production finds locust gum powder to be a best ingredient in making lotion, creams, etc.
Pet Food:Â Locust gum powder is applied as a thickening agent in pet food production. It is considered as an important ingredient for the same.
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These properties keep this derivative suitable for several industrial applications. However, though other types of gum powders are also available as viscous agents, the main difference in the application of Locust bean gum is that it gives out complete viscosity when applied after dispersing the gum powder in water.