2. INTRODUCTION
Gums are used in a variety of food products for
thickening, stability, gelling etc. Application of a
gum to a product needs its compatibility with the
products which can be checked by detailed
study of its different properties.
3. AGAR (406)
Bakery
Confectionery
Dairy
Pie filling
Icing
Piping Gels
Cake Decorations
Frosting
Desserts
Pudding
Custards
Jelly or Soft Candy
Doughnut Glazing
Meat packing
Dental Molds
Media Plate Culture
Fruit Fly Rearing
Thickening agents: substance which can increase the viscosity of a liquid without substantially changing its other properties.
Gelling agents: Gelling agents are food additives used to thicken and stabilize various foods, like jellies, desserts and candies. ... Some stabilizers and thickening agents are gelling agents.
Emulsifying agents: emulsifying agents Substances that are soluble in both fat and water and enable fat to be uniformly dispersed in water as an emulsion.
Stabilizers: A stabiliser is an additive to food which helps to preserve its structure. Typical uses include preventing oil , water emulsions from separating in products such as salad dressing; preventing ice crystals from forming in frozen food such as ice cream; and preventing fruit from settling in products such as jam , yoghurt and jellys.
Polysaccharides: Polysaccharides are polymeric carbohydrate molecules composed of long chains of monosaccharide units bound together by glycosidic linkages, and on hydrolysis give the constituent monosaccharides or oligosaccharides