Xanthan Gum and Guar Gum: Keto Friendly?
Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast
Dr. Eric Berg
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🗓️ 27 April 2020
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Today we’re going to talk about xanthan gum and guar gum. Are they both keto-friendly, and which one is best?
What is xanthan gum?
Xanthan gum is an additive used in a lot of different foods as a thickener and to provide texture. It’s used in a lot of bread recipes because it can replace gluten.
Is xanthan gum keto-friendly?
Xanthan gum usually made from corn, glucose, or soy. It’s technically keto-friendly. It has zero net carbs, and it won’t affect your blood sugars. But, if you were to consume this, you would want to make sure the product you’re buying is non-GMO.
What is guar gum?
Guar gum comes from the guar bean.
Is guar gum keto-friendly?
Guar gum has zero net carbs, and it is keto-friendly.
Xanthan gum vs. guar gum
Xanthan gum and guar gum are very similar. The big difference is the source. Guar gum is going to be non-GMO naturally. But, Xanthan gum could be GMO, so it’s important to make sure the product you buy is non-GMO.
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| 0:00.0 | So if you guys have any questions whatsoever about keto or intermittent fasting, whether you're starting |
| 0:05.3 | keto as a new person or just need to debug your program or you have a question about a product, |
| 0:10.6 | call one of our keto consultants. They'll be able to help you. Call 540-299-1557. That's 540-299-1557. |
| 0:21.6 | Welcome to the Dr. Berg's Healthy Keto and Interminute Fasting Podcast, where Dr. Berg takes you on the journey for the truth about getting healthy and losing healthy weight. Let's talk about xanthan gum and gargum. Are they both keto-friendly? |
| 0:49.5 | And if you had a choice, which one is better or worse. Let's start with xanthin gum. |
| 0:55.4 | It's used in a lot of different foods as a food thickener to provide texture. |
| 1:00.9 | They use it in recipes to make bread because it replaces like the gluten. |
| 1:05.7 | It's an additive. Here's the problem. It's usually made from corn, glucose, or even soy. So if you were to consume this, |
| 1:17.4 | you want to make sure it's non-GMO. Okay? It's non-GMO, it'll be okay. But if it's GMO, you don't want to |
| 1:26.9 | consume it because of the corn and the soy. |
| 1:29.8 | And then who knows where they got the glucose from right there. Now there's a certain bacteria |
| 1:33.7 | called Xantomonas compensrist. If I spelled that right, I have no idea. But you can see the name |
| 1:40.6 | Xantham, Xantham, that's where it comes from. So this bacteria ferments corn, |
| 1:47.1 | glucose, or soy, obviously the carbohydrate in those three, and it gives you this gum. Okay, |
| 1:54.3 | so one half of a teaspoon is 1.6 grams equals one carb, but it also has one gram of fiber giving a zero net carb. So this will not |
| 2:07.9 | affect your blood sugar. So yes, it is keto-friendly, but make sure it's a non-GML source. Okay. |
| 2:16.7 | Now, gargum, what's that? It comes from the garbine and a half a teaspoon, |
| 2:22.0 | 1.5 grams, only will give you one gram of carb and one gram of fiber, also giving you a zero net |
| 2:29.7 | carb. So this is good as well. So these are very similar, but the big difference is the source. So just make |
| 2:37.4 | sure if you do this, it is non-GMO. This one is going to be non-GMO naturally because they don't |
| 2:43.4 | genetically modify this being. All right. So if you haven't seen my video on acceptable fluids on a |
| 2:49.4 | ketogenic diet, you might want to check that one out. That's a real |
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