Guar gum is the most
common thickener used in coconut milk.
Perhaps the most
common thickener is white flour, which is pre-mixed with an equal amount of water to avoid lumps, and is then added to the chili.
The common thickeners used in yogurt making include:
Not exact matches
The proper proportion of spices, tomato paste, and meat is crucial; but the real challenge in hacking this recipe is finding a
common grocery store equivalent for modified food starch that's used in the real chili sauce as a
thickener.
Gluten - containing ingredients can be used as
thickeners, stabilizers or flavor enhancers in many
common condiments.
Gums and
thickeners are two
common culprits of digestive disorders and should be avoided.
Stabilisers,
thickeners, flavour enhancers, emulsifiers, preservatives and many more — a
common additive in foods is aluminium used as a raising agent.
Chemical ingredients aren't necessarily bad; for example, cocamide DEA, a
common component of many shampoo bases, is simply a foam builder and
thickener, and it serves to reduce the harshness of the cleaning agents.