locust bean gum

English

Noun

locust bean gum (countable and uncountable, plural locust bean gums)

1. A vegetable gum extracted from the seeds of the carob (locust beans) and used as a food additive; chemically, it is a galactomannan.

   Synonyms: carob gum, carubin, (dated) tragasol

Translations

gum extracted from carob seeds

• German: Johannisbrotkernmehl (de) n

See also

• E410 (when used as a thickener, stabiliser, gelling agent or emulsifier)

Further reading

• locust bean gum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia