Crucial alternatives to meet growing clean-label demand
Locust bean gum is a galactomannan extracted from the seeds of the carob tree-hence its alias, carob gum. LBG for short, it’s “an effective thickener and water-binding agent, and is often used in combination with other gums to help minimize water separation in fruit preparations used in yogurts,” Peck Moeller says. Being dispersible in cold and hot water increases its processing appeal, and in addition to human foods, it also shows up in pet foods, paper products, and cosmetics.
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The Nutritional Outlook Podcast Episode 33: Keeping up with contract manufacturing
July 26th 2024Nutritional Outlook talks to Lauren Samot, commercial innovation leader, and Blayney McEneaney, sales executive at Vitaquest International, about trends within the contract manufacturing space, and the ways in which contract manufacturers like Vitaquest keep up with the market and differentiate themselves from the competition.