gelling agent

gelling agent
any substance added to a food product to provide the texture of a gel

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  • Gelling agent — Gelling agents are materials used to thicken and stabilize liquid solutions, emulsions, and suspensions. They dissolve in the liquid phase as a colloid mixture that forms an internal structure giving the resulting gel an appearance of a solid… …   Wikipedia

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  • Pectin — (from Greek πηκτικός pektikos , congealed, curdled [ [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D%2382916 Pektikos, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek English Lexicon , at Perseus] ] ), a white …   Wikipedia

  • Gelatin — (also gelatine, from French gélatine ) is a translucent, colourless, brittle, nearly tasteless solid substance, extracted from the collagen inside animals connective tissue. It has been commonly used as a gelling agent in food, pharmaceutical,… …   Wikipedia

  • Capsule (pharmacy) — In the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, encapsulation refers to a range of techniques used to enclose medicines in a relatively stable shell known as a capsule, allowing them to, for example, be taken orally or be used as suppositories. The two… …   Wikipedia

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  • Fruit preserves — Jam redirects here. For other uses, see Jam (disambiguation). Five varieties of fruit preserves (clockwise from top): apple, quince, plum, squash, orange (in the center) Fruit preserves are preparations of fruits and sugar, often canned or sealed …   Wikipedia

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