Colombe is an uncommonly occurring given name for women but a very prominent last name for all people (#47120 out of 150436, Top 31%). (2000 U.S. Census). Charted below is the birth name popularity of Colombe for girls. Colombe has yet to make it into the list so far.
If you look at processed food, you see all sorts of other gums like carrageenan, xanthan gum, cellulose gum, locust bean gum, agar, and so on. They thicken things: Ice cream, marshmallow fluff, pancake syrup, etc., all benefit from thickening.
Carrageenan is a ânaturalâ food additive derived from red seaweed and processed with a chemical to neutralize its acidity (2). Introduced to the food industry in the 1930s, carrageenan is a popular ingredient added to foods as a thickening agent to improve the texture and solubility of products (4, 6). The chemical structure of carrageenan can contain up to 40% of a sulfur compound.