Customer Reviews

Guar Gum, 8 oz.

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Barry Farms is known for their quality and rare, hard-to-find ingredients. Guar Gum is no exception, but anything can be found on Amazon, right? Barry Farms to the rescue!

The thickening effect of Guar Gum is similar to gelatin, but the end result is more of a syrup than a jello. Guar Gum has a thickening power nearly 8 times greater than that of corn starch.

Many ice creams and popsicles, even Italian ices, call for two main ingredients: Guar Gum (which, being the dietary fiber that it is, has been known to help lower cholesterol) and sometimes Xanthan Gum (also available from Barry Farms: [...]). Both of these gums behave quite differently, and Xanthan Gum can be harder to mix into your liquid solution, but both are effective means to preventing crystallization of liquids, which is how you get softer ice cream and popsicles instead of rock hard ice!

Guar Gum can also be used in baked goods to increase dough yield and improves texture and shelf life, in pastry fillings to keep the pastry crust crisp and flaky, in dairy to thicken milk, yogurt, kefir, and liquid cheese products and to maintain homogeneity and texture of ice creams and sherbets, in meat as lubricant and binder, to improve the stability and appearance of salad dressings, barbecue sauces, relishes, ketchups and others dressings/sauces, and even in dry soups, and instant oatmeal mixes.

Product arrived quickly and was priced much lower than I have ever paid for it in Minesota or Illinois. Packaging was excellent. I will do business with this company again.

The product works great! It's a perfect thickener. Just remember a little goes a very long way.

This was shipped to me quickly and in good condition. They were exactly what I wanted/needed for my Gluten Free lifestyle! Thanks!

Just delighted with this product! I make popsicles all the time, usually using just fruit juice, or a combo of fruit + juice. Without guar gum the popsicles are still tasty, but the ice crystals are annoying. WITH just a tiny bit of this product -- wow, what a difference!! The bars have no ice crystals at all, and have a creamier consistency. I poured about 3 cups of juice into my blender, and added a scant teaspoon of guar gum, processed it on low for a few seconds; poured it into popsicle molds and my boy friend was ecstatic with the results! Can't wait to add a bit to our homemade ice creams too!

It was good to be able to buy a hard to find item at a good price.

I am very pleased with the product, the service and the price. The Guar Gum is great to use to thicken smoothies and low in calories.

The guar gum was decent and was a good price. The packaging is kind of cheap so I didn't give it 5 stars.

This little package will last you a very, very long time. It thickens sauces and liquids instead of adding corn starch and a tiny bit goes a long way. The package appears small, but since you only need a very tiny bit, it will last a long time. Very happy with the packaging and the performance of this item. It is low in carbs and works with all low-carb diets.

Decent packaging, and amazing for baking. I couldn't believe how much more volume it gave to my gluten-free breads. It also makes them not brittle. Guar is hard to find in stores - highly recommended.