gelling agent

noun

Any substance added to a food product to provide the texture of a gel.

Meanings

noungelling agent (plural gelling agents)

plural gelling agents

  1. Any substance added to a food product to provide the texture of a gel.

Translations

Dutch geleermiddel
  • geleermiddelTranslations
Finnish hyytelöimisaine
  • hyytelöimisaineTranslations
French gélifiant
  • gélifiantTranslations
German Geliermittel
  • GeliermittelTranslations
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APA

gelling agent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gelling%20agent

MLA

“gelling agent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gelling%20agent. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gelling agent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gelling%20agent.

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