Glossary entry

Danish term or phrase:

johannesbrødkærnemel

English translation:

locust bean gum; carob

Added to glossary by Ciarán Rooney
Dec 21, 2010 09:03
14 yrs ago
Danish term

johannesbrødkærnemel

Danish to English Other Food & Drink Ingredient in an organic meal
Cannot find an English alternative.

Proposed translations

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locust bean gum; carob

http://www.google.dk/#hl=da&biw=1165&bih=609&rlz=1W1HPEA_da&...

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Note added at 10 mins (2010-12-21 09:13:51 GMT)
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Also: carob bean gum, carobin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locust_bean_gum

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Note added at 25 mins (2010-12-21 09:28:43 GMT)
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Abbreviation: LBG
E number: E410

http://www.ukfoodguide.net/enumeric.htm

Another synonym: carob gum
Peer comment(s):

agree Charlesp : This is E410 (Locust bean gum) made from the seeds of the carob tree; used as a thickener, stabiliser.
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carob powder

Carob powder or locust bean flour.

Made from Ceratonia siliqua, a tree grown in the Mediterranean.

The seeds grow in pods also known as locust beans, and thus associated with John the Baptist.

See Charles Sinclair, Dictionary of Food

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E 410

This is E410. So that designation alone may be sufficient, depending on the context.

As an explanation, it is Locust bean gum, which is made from the seeds of the carob tree. It is used as a thickener, stabilizer and considered to be a natural gum.
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