Meanings of ceratonia siliqua in English

Interacts well with nongelling polysaccharides (e.g., gums like locust bean gum)

A strategy for the unambiguous identification and selective quantification of xanthan gum and locust bean gum (LBG) in gelled food concentrates is presented.

One rather peculiar food belonging to the legumes is the locust bean or St. John's bread, which we can sometimes obtain at the candy stores.

Locust bean gum (E 410) is an authorised food additive in the EU.

Locust bean gum is practically undigested, not absorbed intact, but significantly fermented by enteric bacteria in humans.