Sosa CAROB GUM 650g
Elevate your pastry game and achieve flawless consistency with Sosa Carob Gum, a premium-grade, plant-based texturiser essential for any professional Australian kitchen or ambitious home bakehouse. Sourced from natural carob seeds, this exceptional kitchen ally is designed to bring impeccable thickness and structure to your creations without altering their original visual appeal or flavour profile.
Whether you are aiming to perfect a silky-smooth gelato, stabilize a delicate whipping cream, or thicken a rich fruit coulis, Carob Gum works behind the scenes to deliver a beautiful, luxurious mouthfeel. It is particularly brilliant at handling ingredients that usually give chefs a hard time, comfortably binding high-fat components and holding its ground beautifully in highly acidic mixtures.
For the modern pastry chef, this is the ultimate secret weapon for longevity and presentation. It slows down the melting rate of frozen desserts, prevents ice crystals from ruining your sorbets, and gives cakes a finer, more cohesive crumb that slices cleanly without crumbling. It is an indispensable pantry staple for achieving that immaculate, professional finish every single time.
Ingredients:thickener: locust bean gum (e410)
How to use:
Dosage: Use 5–10g per kilogram of your total preparation (0.5% to 1% concentration), depending on the desired thickness.
Method: Incorporate the powder into your liquid base (such as milk, fruit juice, or puree) under strong agitation using a whisk or immersion blender to ensure a completely smooth, lump-free mixture.
Temperature: While it can be dispersed in hot or cold liquids, it must be heated to hydrate fully and activate its maximum thickening and stabilizing properties.
Features
- 100% Plant-Based: A completely natural texturiser derived directly from Mediterranean carob seeds.
- Flavour Neutral: Enhances texture and viscosity with zero impact on the taste, aroma, or colour of your base ingredients.
- Freeze-Thaw Stable: Exceptionally resilient to freezing, making it perfect for extending the shelf life and quality of frozen goods.
Properties
- Viscosity Modifier: Acts as an incredibly powerful thickener and stabiliser in aqueous (liquid-based) environments.
- Thermo-Irreversible: Once heated and set, it maintains its structural integrity and technical properties without reverting.
- Acid & Fat Tolerant: Maintains full efficacy and stability when exposed to highly acidic ingredients (like citrus or vinegar) or high-fat emulsions.
- Synergistic Agent: Increases the elasticity and strength of other gelling agents when blended together.
Recipe Inspiration
Davidson Plum & White Chocolate Gelato Tartlet
