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Wilton Gum-tex same as Tylose powder?

post #1 of 9
6/8/12 at 7:18am
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I was wondering if the Wilton's gum-tex that you can get at Walmart is the same thing as Tylose powder??? I have never used either but I have been told that it works good adding a little to fondant to make it stiffer for like bows and what not...

Does anyone have any feedback for me?
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post #2 of 9
6/8/12 at 10:54am
Wilton Gum-Tex is karaya gum from a tree.

Tylose is a form of carboxymethylcellulose.

They absorb moisture differently and they give a different kid of "stretch" to the paste. They also interact with any gelatin present in fondant in different ways: the properties of different "gummy" ingredients do not simply add up as they are mixed in. The wrong combo of gum and gelatin can actually make the paste very soft.
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post #3 of 9
6/8/12 at 1:58pm
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Originally Posted by trishalynn0708

I was wondering if the Wilton's gum-tex that you can get at Walmart is the same thing as Tylose powder??? I have never used either but I have been told that it works good adding a little to fondant to make it stiffer for like bows and what not...

Does anyone have any feedback for me?



Not identical, but they will react with fondant in a very similar way. Adding a little to fondant will help it set up faster & harder.

Be careful not to add too much at the start. One recommendation is 1 tsp. to 12 oz. of fondant. That seems about right for Wilton fondant. If you're using another, softer brand, you may need a bit more.

IT WILL NOT WORK WITH DUFF'S OR FONDARIFIC because they're candy melt based and have too much fat to be strongly affected by the gum.

Adding tylose (which is "stronger", so you use less) yields a whiter product. The gum- tex has a slight grey cast to it, but it's not really noticeable.

One trick with it is to deliberately add too much when you want to make something that looks aged--it yields raggedy edges and cracking that works really well for maps.

Rae
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post #4 of 9
6/11/12 at 10:21am
Not to steal the thread, but in the instance of making a graduation cap out of fondant, would I get the same affect from gumpaste alone vs. fondant with Tylose? what would be the pros and cons of each? Whenever I used gumpaste, it was for flowers and it seemed really elastic. I am having a hard time finding tylose for the purpose of making the fondant dry harder.
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post #5 of 9
6/11/12 at 3:01pm
Yes you could use gp for the grad hat instead of fondant OR you can add some Wilton's GumTex to the fondant to help it dry/harden faster.
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post #6 of 9
7/4/12 at 9:10pm
gumtex is a joke and the gumpaste always comes out dry and crumbly....and if you buy some of the Wilton ready made gumpaste look at the ingredients there is no GUMTEX at all there is tylose gum trag and gum arabic but no gumtex LOL if they don't use it why should we
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post #7 of 9
7/5/12 at 12:20pm
..........gumtex is a joke and the gumpaste always comes out dry and crumbly.......

then you are adding too much. I have used it often to help fondant dry faster/harder. Yes, it does dry it out some (that is exactly what is suppost to do!) but I have never had it become crumbly.
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post #8 of 9
7/5/12 at 12:28pm
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Originally Posted by kakeladi

..........gumtex is a joke and the gumpaste always comes out dry and crumbly.......

then you are adding too much. I have used it often to help fondant dry faster/harder. Yes, it does dry it out some (that is exactly what is suppost to do!) but I have never had it become crumbly.



Yep, I agree with kakeladi.

Rae
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post #9 of 9
7/5/12 at 5:49pm
Wilton Gum Tex and Tylose both contain CMC powder or sodium carboxymethyl cellulose.

Wilton Gum-Tex Karaya contains Gum Karaya which is a vegetable gum similar to Gum Tragacanth.
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