TIC Gums Unveils Replacement For Guar Gum

Texture and stabilization solutions provider TIC Gums has introduced a compound that can be used as a replacement for guar gum in certain applications. Ticaloid Guar Replacement (GR) 8700 was developed for the food industry as a way to cope with tight supplies and fluctuating prices of guar gum. TIC says the new compound is a low viscosity solids builder that can be used in film type applications like breath, energy and vitamin strips, and in some health beverages.