Editing Guar gum (section)

==Food applications==
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The largest market for guar gum is in the [[food industry]]. In the US, differing percentages are set for its allowable concentration in various food applications.<ref>[http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/eafus.html fda.gov- Food additive list] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221184706/http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/eafus.html |date=21 February 2008 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfCFR/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=184.1339 Maximum Usage Levels Permitted- Guar gum]</ref> In Europe, guar gum has [[EU food additive code]] E412. [[Xanthan gum]] and guar gum are the most frequently used gums in gluten-free recipes and gluten-free products.

Applications include:

*In [[baked goods]], it increases [[dough]] yield, gives greater resiliency, and improves texture and shelf life; in [[pastry]] fillings, it prevents "weeping" ([[syneresis (chemistry)|syneresis]]) of the water in the filling, keeping the pastry crust crisp. It is primarily used in hypoallergenic recipes that use different types of whole-grain flours. Because the consistency of these flours allows the escape of gas released by leavening, guar gum is needed to improve the thickness of these flours, allowing them to rise as a normal flour would.<ref>Source: NOW Foods. Guar Gum Nutrition Label. Bloomingdale, IL: n.p., n.d.</ref>
*In [[dairy]] products, it thickens [[milk]], [[yogurt]], [[kefir]], and liquid [[cheese]] products, and helps maintain [[Homogeneous (chemistry)|homogeneity]] and texture of [[ice cream]]s and [[Sorbet|sherbets]].  It is used for similar purposes in [[plant milk]]s.
*For [[meat]], it functions as a binder.
*In [[condiment]]s, it improves the stability and appearance of [[salad dressings]], barbecue [[sauce]]s, relishes, [[ketchup]]s and others.
*In canned soup, it is used as a thickener and stabilizer. 
*It is also used in dry soups, instant oatmeal, sweet desserts, canned fish in sauce, frozen food items, and animal feed.
*The FDA has banned guar gum as a weight loss pill due to reports of the substance swelling and obstructing the intestines and esophagus.<ref>{{cite journal |pmid=1329494 | volume=87 | issue=10 | title=Esophageal and small bowel obstruction from guar gum-containing "diet pills": analysis of 26 cases reported to the Food and Drug Administration | year=1992 | journal=Am. J. Gastroenterol. | pages=1424–8 | last1 = Lewis | first1 = JH}}</ref>
*For cattle feed,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-03 |title=Supplier and Exporter of Guar Meal Korma and Roasted Korma |url=https://maheshgum.com/guar-meal-korma-and-roasted-korma/ |access-date=2022-12-12 |language=en-US}}</ref> as it enhances in the production of more milk as well as more percentage of fat in the milk.