Question: what is the difference between sugar paste and modelling paste?
Answer: In the US gumpaste is what we call flower paste/petal paste. ... Tylose powder and CMC powder are the same thing, both used for strengthening sugarpaste to make modelling paste/gumpaste/flower/petalpaste. Gum Tragacanth is a natural gum which is used in the same way as the above, it is a stronger substance.