Locust bean gum (Ceratonia silliqua), also known as carob bean gum, is a white to yellowish-white flour obtained by crushing the endosperm of the the seeds of the carob tree Ceratonia siliqua L. It is comprised mainly of a galactomannan polysaccharide composed of the sugars mannose and galactose (Pollard et al., 2008; Dakia et al., 2008). Galactomannans are naturally-occurring polysaccharides (carbohydrates whose molecules consist of a number of sugar molecules bonded together) known for their water-holding, thickening, gelling, binding, suspending, emulsifying, and film-formation properties when hydrated in water.
Locust bean gum (Ceratonia silliqua), also known as carob bean gum, is a white to yellowish-white flour obtained by crushing the endosperm of the the seeds of the carob tree Ceratonia siliqua L. It is comprised mainly of a galactomannan polysaccharide composed of the sugars mannose and galactose (Pollard et al., 2008; Dakia et al., 2008). Galactomannans are naturally-occurring polysaccharides (carbohydrates whose molecules consist of a number of sugar molecules bonded together) known for their water-holding, thickening, gelling, binding, suspending, emulsifying, and film-formation properties when hydrated in water.
