Guar gum comes from the guar plant (also called the guaran plan), and people have found a lot of different and interesting uses for it. It’s one of the primary substitutes for fat in low-fat and fat-free foods. Cooks like to use guar gum in foods as it has 8 times the thickening power of cornstarch, so much less is needed for the recipe. Ice cream makers use it to keep ice crystals from forming inside the carton. Doctors use it as a laxative for their patients.
When we teach kids how to make slime using guar gum, they call it “fake fat” slime, mostly because it’s used in fat-free baking. You can find guar gum in health food stores or order it online. We’re going to whip up a batch of slime using this “fake fat”. Ready?
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Good suggestion!
-Olivia
Sure thing! Did you see how to add glow juice to it fluoresces under a UV light?
It looks like a huge yellow glob and sticks to your fingers.
– Olivia
Could you add food coloring to the slime?
– Olivia
I haven’t tried either one, but I know that xanthan gum is also a thickener, so I might try that and see how it works. (Wheat gluten isn’t going to do what you need.)
Can you use Xanthan Gum or Vital Wheat Gluten in place of Guar Gum?
Guar gum has many times the thickening power of flour. If you don’t have guar gum, try doing the cornstarch slime instead.
is there a measurement or something where you can use flour instead of guar gum
There’s a ‘buy it online’ link in the shopping list for this section here.
where can i get guar gum?????/