Mannose to galactose ratios (I)

• EC says nothing in E 410 and E 412 descriptions

• But when describes E 417 says that mannose:galactose ratios are

  • 3:1 for E 417
    
  • 4:1 for E 410
    
  • 2:1 for E 412

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The European Communities Journal does not specify in the definitions for LBG (E410) and guar gum (E412) the composition of these galactomannans. However, when it defines the tara gum (E417), a gum that was commercially introduced later than the other two