The guar, or cluster bean, provides a gum that has 8 times the thickening power of cornstarch.
Amaranth stems, radish, runner beans, cluster beans or pumpkin may be cooked separately with just enough salt and then added.
Examples include guar gum (derived from the Indian cluster bean, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus), glucomannan, and psyllium (derived from the seed husk of Plantago psyllium).
Others, like gum guar (obtained from the cluster bean), or locust bean gum (from the locust bean,), come from seedpods.
Definition of cluster bean in US English:
cluster bean
noun
another term for guar
Example sentencesExamples
Examples include guar gum (derived from the Indian cluster bean, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus), glucomannan, and psyllium (derived from the seed husk of Plantago psyllium).
The guar, or cluster bean, provides a gum that has 8 times the thickening power of cornstarch.
Others, like gum guar (obtained from the cluster bean), or locust bean gum (from the locust bean,), come from seedpods.
Amaranth stems, radish, runner beans, cluster beans or pumpkin may be cooked separately with just enough salt and then added.