Emulsifiers, stabilisers, gelling agents and thickeners give body to foods and help to mix ingredients that are difficult to combine, like oil and water. These include locust bean gum (E410), made ...
Some are made from plants and aquatic sources. Locust bean gum, for example, is made from the beans of the carob (locust bean) tree and is used to extend the shelf life of confectionery products.
Unfortunately, locust bean gum and guar gum, a couple of stabilisers listed in the ingredients, tip it into UPF territory. Nearly there. This had a very firm, dense texture and although not the ...
Wikipedia tells me that carob powder is made from the pods of the carob tree, native to the Mediterranean. The seeds are used to make locust bean gum, a commonly used food thickener.