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... scientists in finland suggest that carbohydrates released into process waters of softwood mills could offer the food industry with a novel source of mannans to rival guar gum and friends ... galactomannans, like guar gum, are commercially important for the food industry and are extensively used as stabilizers, thickeners, emulsifiers and gelling agents ... "the current use of mannans in industry is mainly limited to guar gum, konjac glucomannan, locust bean gum, tara gum, and fenugreek gum," explained willfor ... research has already looked at the applicability of acggm as a stabiliser for oil-in-water emulsions for food and beverages, said the researchers, with acggm found to be almost as good stabiliser as gum arabic (arabinogalactan)
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