E 410 vs. E 412: what the EC says (II. Identification)

Control LBG

Control Guar gum

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Following these microscopical methods, we studied a commercial mixture of both gums (top panel), and, after magnification, we identified two different structures (middle panels). These two structures resemble those observed for the control pure gums (bot

However, these methods are subjective and may require intensive observation when facing a fraud mixture of low percentage guar in LBG.