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    product. Thickening agents are often regulated as food additives and as cosmetics and personal hygiene product ingredients. Some thickening agents are gelling...
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    diapers, hair gels, and soaps. Sodium polyacrylate is considered a thickening agent because it increases the viscosity of water-based compounds. In diapers...
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  • or even aspiration, and that thickening drinks enables them to swallow safely. Patients may be advised to consume thickened liquids after being extubated...
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    Roux (category Edible thickening agents)
    stews. The darker the roux, the less thickening power it has; a chocolate roux has about one-fourth the thickening power, by weight, of a white roux. A...
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    (also termed shear thickening) material is one in which viscosity increases with the rate of shear strain. Such a shear thickening fluid, also known by...
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    Xanthan gum (category Edible thickening agents)
    industrial uses, including as a common food additive. It is an effective thickening agent and stabilizer that prevents ingredients from separating. It can be...
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    Hot-water-soluble thickening agents such as native starch are made into pastes by boiling in double or jacketed pans. Most thickening agents used today are...
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    Beurre manié (category Edible thickening agents)
    a smooth, shiny texture prior to service. Food portal Roux Starch Thickening agent Corn starch Arrowroot Waxy maize Bread crumbs Starch gelatinization...
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    Acetylated distarch adipate (category Edible thickening agents)
    distarch adipate (E1422) is a food additive of the thickening agent type, and more specifically a bulking agent. It is also used as a stabilizer. This is an...
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    Dextrin (category Edible thickening agents)
    finishing and coating agent to increase weight and stiffness of textile fabrics[citation needed] a thickening and binding agent in pharmaceuticals and...
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    Corn starch (category Edible thickening agents)
    to medical therapy for certain illnesses. Corn starch is used as a thickening agent in liquid-based foods (e.g., soup, sauces, gravies, custard), usually...
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    antioxidants were added, in 1974 emulsifiers, stabilisers, thickeners and gelling agents were added as well. The numbering scheme follows that of the International...
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    dispersed as a liquid, aerosol or as a mixture with a clay or talc thickening agent. VX is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor. It blocks the function of...
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    Locust bean gum (category Edible thickening agents)
    seeds of the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) and used as a thickening agent (gelling agent) in food technology. Locust bean gum is extracted from the...
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    Hypromellose (category Edible thickening agents)
    products. As a food additive, hypromellose is an emulsifier, thickening and suspending agent, and an alternative to animal gelatin. Its Codex Alimentarius...
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    Guar gum (category Edible thickening agents)
    is a galactomannan polysaccharide extracted from guar beans that has thickening and stabilizing properties useful in food, feed, and industrial applications...
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    Monosodium phosphate (category Edible thickening agents)
    added in animal feed, toothpaste, and evaporated milk. It is used as a thickening agent and emulsifier. Monosodium phosphate is used to detect the presence...
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    name, as well, is not to be confused with the edible, algae-derived thickening agent agar agar), as well as gaharu or jinko. With thousands of years of...
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    Fumed silica (category Edible thickening agents)
    Xunyuchem(XYSIL). Fumed silica serves as a universal thickening agent and an anticaking agent (free-flow agent) in powders. Like silica gel, it serves as a desiccant...
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    Tapioca (category Edible thickening agents)
    protein, vitamins, and minerals. In other countries, it is used as a thickening agent in various manufactured foods. Tapioca is derived from the word tipi'óka...
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  • gravy is at its core (a sauce made from meat drippings combined with a thickening agent), one of the earliest recorded instances of a gravy being used is from...
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  • Arrowroot (category Edible thickening agents)
    clear, thickened sauce, such as a fruit sauce. It will not make the sauce go cloudy, like cornstarch, flour, or other starchy thickening agents would....
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    type of thickening agent used: purées are vegetable soups thickened with starch; bisques are made from puréed shellfish or vegetables thickened with cream;...
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    dish, the starch from the added vegetables results in the stew thickening. A thickening agent, such as cornmeal, ground beans, whole wheat, or potato starch...
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    the type of thickening agent used: bisques are made from puréed shellfish or vegetables thickened with cream; cream soups may be thickened with béchamel...
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    Filé powder (category Edible thickening agents)
    [clarification needed] Sprinkled sparingly over gumbo as a seasoning and a thickening agent, filé powder adds a distinctive, earthy flavor and texture. Filé powder...
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    plant's seeds are used to produce locust bean gum or carob gum, a common thickening agent used in food processing. The carob tree grows up to 15 metres (50 feet)...
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  • cast or model sculptures and reliefs. In cooking, various edible thickening agents are used as binders. Some of them, e.g. tapioca flour, lactose, sucrose...
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    with corn starch, is used as baby powder. This mineral is used as a thickening agent and lubricant. It is an ingredient in ceramics, paints, and roofing...
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  • Chondrin (category Edible thickening agents)
    Chondrin is a bluish-white gelatin-like substance, being a protein-carbohydrate complex and can be obtained by boiling cartilage in water. The cartilage...
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