Guest guest Posted March 20, 2001 Report Share Posted March 20, 2001 Instant Clear Jel: Here's some information about a thickener called Clear Jel. I've been having fun experimenting with it and trying it in different foods. I love the fact that it can thicken fruit without having to be heated! What a fresh flavor results! Sugar is not necessary in a product for the Clear-Jel to work (think jams and jellies!). ><> LaDonna " Instant Clear Jel is an amazing food starch that thickens foods instantly without cooking. It resembles cornstarch and the results are similar, however, Instant Clear Jel offers many major advantages to your cooking preparations. " 1. It reduces the amount of sugar needed in certain recipes. 2. It reduces the amount of time spent in food preparation. 3. It reduces calories in many recipes. 4. It saves you money 5. It thickens foods instantly, yet it can be used in cooking as well. 6. It stores indefinitely. " Instant Clear Jel is a specially processed Amioca starch. It has been pre-gelatinized (pre-cooked) and will swell or thicken instantly without cooking. It creates exceptional clarity, smoothness of texture with little or no starchy taste when used in a variety of ways in food preparation. It has a wide viscosity range. Consistencies of food can be changed from very thin to thick by simple starch adjustments. " " The nutritional value of Instant Clear-Jel is that of any carbohydrate; such as corn starch. Its calorie content is the same as other carbohydrates which is 4 calories per gram. This food starch has been on the commercial market for twenty-five to thirty years. " Source: Merrilyn Lloyd's Instant Delite Recipes; Recipes especially developed for use with Instant Clear-Jel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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