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Thickening agent

A thickening agent or thickener is a substance which can increase the viscosity of a liquid without substantially changing its other properties. Edible thickeners are commonly used to thicken sauces, soups, and puddings without altering their taste; thickeners are also used in paints, inks, explosives, and cosmetics.

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Sugar polymersStarchesVegetable gumsPectinProteins
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Overview

SubstanceViscosityLiquidEdibleSauces
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In cooking

Mechanical and thixotropic agents

Cosmetics

Paint and printing thickeners

Petrochemistry

Flame fuel thickening compounds

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Thickening agent

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Edges158
Triples68
Avg. degree1.99
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Thickening agent

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related to Flours · 16
Thickening agent → Cereal, Eastern Europe, Egg, Flour, For, Functional, It, Middle East, Other, Overheating, Roux, Soups, The, These, Tomato, Yogurt
related to In cooking · 6
Thickening agent → Also, As, Food, Many, Some, When
related to Other polymers · 5
Thickening agent → Agar, Citrus, Other, Proteins, Xanthomonas
related to Gelling agents · 4
Thickening agent → Gelling, Some, The, Typical
related to Mechanical and thixotropic agents · 4
Thickening agent → Additives, Fumed, Newtonian, This
related to Cosmetics · 2
Thickening agent → Some, Thickening

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used thickening also thickeners agents food may gelling cosmetics ingredients water taste foods rheology cooking gel viscosity thickener use additives

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dysphagia causes difficulty in swallowinginstance ofOthers act as mechanical thixotropic additives with discrete particles adhering or interlocking to resist strain.Thickening agents can also be used when a medical condition0.80text
pectin from Citrus peelinstance ofOther polymersOther sugar polymers include vegetable gums0.80text
guar gum from the guar beaninstance ofOther polymersOther sugar polymers include vegetable gums0.80text
and locust bean gum from the carob bean.Agarinstance ofOther polymersOther sugar polymers include vegetable gums0.80text
alginininstance ofOther polymersOther sugar polymers include vegetable gums0.80text
carrageenan are polysaccharides extracted from algaeinstance ofOther polymersOther sugar polymers include vegetable gums0.80text
xanthan gum is a polysaccharide secreted by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestrisinstance ofOther polymersOther sugar polymers include vegetable gums0.80text
and carboxymethyl cellulose is a synthetic gum derived from celluloseinstance ofOther polymersOther sugar polymers include vegetable gums0.80text
natural gumsinstance ofSome stabilizers and thickening agents are gelling agents.Typical gelling agents are based on polysaccharides0.80text
starchesinstance ofSome stabilizers and thickening agents are gelling agents.Typical gelling agents are based on polysaccharides0.80text
pectinsinstance ofSome stabilizers and thickening agents are gelling agents.Typical gelling agents are based on polysaccharides0.80text
agar-agar or proteins such as gelatin.Examples areinstance ofSome stabilizers and thickening agents are gelling agents.Typical gelling agents are based on polysaccharides0.80text

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