Moreover, carob germ flour contains a high amount of fibre, as
reported by Bengoechea et al. (2008), who measured 24% of total
fibre when characterizing it. It is probable that carob germ flour
contains remaining gums (galactomannan) from the endosperm,
which could contribute to increase its batter elastic modulus. The
rise in dynamic elastic modulus of gluten-free batters due to
addition of hydrocolloids has been reported by Lazaridou et al.
(2007) and actually, all gluten-free breads contain hydrocolloids
to improve batter behaviour and baking characteristics. In carob
germ batter, the effect of the possible remaining gum from carob
germ flour could be added to the xanthan gum effect, the hydrocolloid
shared by all batters of this study.