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    What is a thickener?

    • Last Update: 2022-09-08
    • Source: Internet
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    Original title: What is a thickener?

    Thickeners can improve the physical properties of food, increase the viscosity of food, give food a sticky and slippery taste, and can also change or stabilize the consistency of food and retain moisture


    What is a thickener?

    What is a thickener?

    Introduction of commonly used thickeners

    Introduction of commonly used thickeners

    ★01 Xanthan Gum

    ★01 Xanthan Gum

    Xanthan gum, also known as xanthan gum, is light yellow to light brown powder


    Xanthan gum is characterized by pseudoplastic rheology, that is, the viscosity decreases with increasing shear rate and recovers rapidly with decreasing shear rate


    ★02 Sodium alginate

    ★02 Sodium alginate

    Sodium alginate, also known as sodium alginate, kelp glue, etc.


    When sodium alginate encounters calcium ions, it can rapidly undergo ion exchange to form gel, and its gel is thermally irreversible


    ★03 Carrageenan

    ★03 Carrageenan

    Carrageenan, also known as carrageenan and carrageenan, is a white or light yellow powder, odorless and tasteless


    Carrageenan is a soluble macromolecular polysaccharide hydrophilic colloid with viscosity, coagulation, negative charge, and can form complexes with some substances


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