• SuiXi3D@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Both of those ingredients are cheap, and Xantham Gum in particular is used in gluten free baking recipes a lot.

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      1 year ago

      its a thickener in sauces too, very handy and all natural despite the scary name

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        1 year ago

        It being natural doesn’t mean anything, though. Plenty of naturally dangerous things out there…

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          1 year ago

          this is not one of them. Xanthan gum is a food additive created by a sugar that’s fermented by a bacteria. It’s a soluble fiber and commonly used to thicken or stabilize foods.

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            I don’t doubt it, I just have a problem with the reasoning that something is “natural” and therefore good. It’s a common misconception that charlatans use to prey on people.