Guar Gum is initially isolated from the endosperm of guar beans, available as white to yellowish-white, nearly odourless powder. It's widely used as thickening agent, Emulsifier and as texture stabilizer in food and beverage in food production for its a great thickening, stabilizing, suspending, and binding agent.
Yes. Guar Gum is gluten free and widely used in gluten free food to provide stronger texture to ice cream mix, curd preparation, soft cheese preparation, noodles, bakery items, meat products.
To answer this question, we need to clarify another question: what is gluten. Gluten is protein composite found in wheat and related grains, including barley and rye. (Wikipedia) First, gluten is a protein. Second, gluten is mainly found in wheat and related grains. As we mentioned before, Guar Gumis a food additive which is significantly different from protein. Raw materials used in manufacturing of Guar Gum are guar bean; Guar Gum barely includes gluten impurity. So, Guar Gum is gluten free.
Guar Gum is widely used in food production to provide stronger texture to ice cream mix, curd preparation, soft cheese preparation, noodles, bakery items, meat products. Guar Gum is usually used in processed food rather than daily recipe.
Celiac disease: Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that attacks the small intestine due to the presence of gluten, for which a gluten-free diet is the only medically-accepted treatment. In 2009 research showed between 0.5 and 1.0 percent of people in the US and UK are sensitive to gluten due to celiac disease. So people with Celiac disease have to stick to gluten free diet to avoid unexpected side effect caused by consumption of gluten.
Non-celiac gluten sensitivity: Some people may be sensitive to gluten but do not have celiac disease and feel better on a diet with less gluten. However, there are no specific symptoms confirmed. Non-celiac gluten sensitivity also drives more people to gluten free diet when people believe that they feel better when eating gluten free.
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