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About Ajit Patel

CEO, Altrafine Gums With over Four decades of expertise in the natural gums and hydrocolloids industry, Ajit Patel leads Altrafine Gums, a globally recognized manufacturer and exporter of Guar Gum Powder, Cassia Tora Powder (Cassia Gum Powder) and other Hydrocolloids. Under his visionary leadership, the company has built a strong reputation for quality, innovation, and reliability across the food, feed, pet feed, pharmaceutical, mining, oil drilling and cosmetic sectors. Altrafine Gums has been serving global industries for decades with a focus on sustainable sourcing, research-driven production, and stringent quality control. Its wide product portfolio includes Guar Gum Powder, Cassia Tora Powder (Cassia Gum Powder) and other plant-based hydrocolloids that serve as key functional ingredients in diverse applications. Ajit Patel’s commitment to excellence ensures that every product from Altrafine meets international standards of performance and purity. He is passionate about advancing the global reach of Indian hydrocolloids, fostering customer trust, and promoting eco-friendly, science-backed solutions that enhance product formulation and performance worldwide.
Gelling Properties of Goma Cassia and Respective Applications in Food Industry
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Goma Cassia and Its Different Terminologies

Cassia gum is one of the most commonly used additives in the food and pet industries, it is sourced from the endosperm of a leguminous plant referred to as cassia which commonly grows in sub tropical regions as a wild plant but is also cultivated by people on a small scale. The cassia plant comes in many scientific or botanical names which include the following Senna obtusifolia, Cassia Tora, Cassia obtusifolia as well as Cassia Occidentalis. After processing, the cassia product exists as a gum and is widely used as a thickening agent that also comes with a variety of names depending on the region from which the gum from the cassia plant is sourced; some of the alternative names of the gum include the following:

  • Gomme de cassia – French
  • Cassia Guma – Croatian
  • Cassia Gumi – Danish
  • Goma de Cassia – Portuguese
  • Goma cassia – Spanish
  • Gumy cassia – Polish
  • Guma Cassia – Slovenian
  • Cassiakumi – Finnish
  • Cassiapitmeel – Dutch
  • Cassiakernmehl – German

Processing of Cassia Gum Powder

Cassia Gum Powder (Cassia Tora Powder) - 1Manufacturing cassia tora powder from the cassia seeds involves a well defined and intricate process which involves roasting the cassia pods, during roasting the husks and germ which are more sensitive to heat become brittle hence fall off while the endosperm remains intact. After roasting the endosperm goes through a cleaning process to get rid of any unwanted residue and then it is later pulverized and screened to form the cassia gum powder. To know more about cassia gum powder please visit: https://www.altrafine.com/cassia_gum_powder.html link.

Properties That Make Goma Cassia Ideal as a Thickening and Gelling Agent

Goma cassia has been used for many years and still continues to be among the most preferred thickening agents in the food industry as well as the pet food industry. Thickening properties play an important role in making the food products suitable. The thickening characteristics of Cassia guma or cassia gum powder are caused by the following physical and chemical attributes:

  • Cassiagummi or Cassiakernmehl is not very viscous in cold temperatures or solutions hence require high temperatures or heat to become viscous.
  • Goma cassia or Cassia guma is only soluble in hot water and non soluble in cold water consequently needing heat to fully become soluble.
  • Solutions from cassia gum powder or cassia tora powder form very strong gels due to good gelling properties due to being composed of about 75% polysaccharides.
  • The film foaming characteristic also ensures that the cassia gum powder solutions are stable in normal temperatures and also create good textural properties
  • Solutions made from cassia tora powder are also very elastic.

Different Applications of Goma Cassia in the Food Industry

The gelling and thickening properties of Cassiagummi or cassia gum make the compound quite suitable as a food additive for thickening, bonding, emulsifying, improving texture, gelling as well as a stabilizer.This has led to the Cassia guma or goma cassia being one of the most desirable additives in the food industry for human consumption, pet food production as well as for cattle feeds. Products that make use of cassia include baking industry, confectionary industry, animal feeds and culinary industries among other sectors.

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Cassia Gum/Cassia Tora Powder – A Valuable Thickening Agent for Food Industry
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CASSIA GUM POWDER

Cassia Gum Powder (Cassia Tora Powder) - 2Cassia gum powder is obtained from the cassia tora, a plant that can grow wild on its own in hot and wet especially in tropical climates like that found in India where this plant is extremely common or grown for commercial purposes. Due to its many unique components it has a variety of uses ranging from being used in cooking where it can be used to emulsify certain foods, used to retain moisture, to improve the texture of certain foods, as a stimulant in place of coffee for instance, making of gels as a pesticide and even in the mining and even the oil industry among others.

It has been used for years as a secret and important ingredient to delicious foods. It has a number of uses in the kitchen, for instance it can be used as a food thickening agent. There are a number of reasons as to why this is the case. They include the following;

• It does not form any chemical reaction with a large number of both organic and inorganic food additives hence it can be freely mixed to come up with deliciously thick food.

• When mixed with cold water it results into a thick paste whose thickness varies depending on the amount of cassia gum powder, this is due to the weight of its molecular content.

• It has also been approved in most countries hence declared fit for human consumption. This makes it an ideal natural food thickening agent.

Applications of Cassia gum powder

There are various applications of cassia gum powder as a food thickening agent. It can be used to tenderize and bind meat and meat products. This applies on both commercially made and home cooked meals. In salads and sauces it can be used to create coordination in the meal. It can also be used to retain moisture in food especially when kneaded in dough. This ensures that the structure of baked products is maintained. Its thickening ability is used in beverages to reduce their flow while thickening them to the satisfaction of the beverage company’s requirement. It can also be used to thicken and create a uniform mixture in milk and other dairy products.

It has numerous advantages when consumed for instance it reduces the bad cholesterol while increasing the good cholesterol reducing chances of heart and diseases and related complications. It is rich in fiber hence helps in the passage of stool in addition to that it helps in regulation of stool too in that it absorbs excess water while helps in softening hard stool there by reducing chances of constipation. It is also very useful to patients suffering from diabetes because it reduces the rate at which glucose is taken into the body; this ensures that the sugar level does not fluctuate at any given time. The colon is kept clean by cassia gum powder while ensuring that there are no cases of excessive gas that could result in bloating. To know more applications of cassia gum powder please visit: https://www.altrafine.com/cassia_gum_powder_applications.html.

The consumption and growing of the Cassia tora and its products should be encouraged worldwide.

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Uses of Cassia Gum Powder as a Food Additive
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Cassia Tora is a wild leguminosae weed that naturally grows in various parts of India. The plant grows in tropical areas and can be grown commercially or can occur naturally. Cassia on its own is a stimulative, carminative and tonic plant used for many application; domestic to industrial uses. Cassia gum powder is purified flour natural-gelling agent made from the endosperm of cassia tora seeds or cassia obtusifolia. The powder is used for industrial and food applications as an emulsifier, thickener, texturizer, foam stabilizer and moisture retention agent. It poses as a texturizing agent in meat products, frozen dairy desserts, cheese, dairy mixes and poultry products. To form perfect gels with brilliant unique properties, cassia tora powder is mixed with hydrocollids like Xanthan gum and Carrageenan. For more information about cassia tora please visit: https://www.altrafine.com/cassia-tora-powder.

So why is Cassia Gum used as an additive in food?

Cassia Gum Powder (Cassia Tora Powder) - 2The chemical structure and physical properties that make up Cassia gum powder contribute to its usage as an additive in food. Gum Cassia has 75% polysaccharides in weight. In hot water it is highly soluble to form a full stable viscous gel meant for use as emulsifiers, thickeners and stabilizer additives. Gum Cassia offers low concentrations of chrysophanic acid. Again the process of preparation contributes; the endosperm is screened and milled after thermal treatment which involves de-husking and de-germing of the tora cassia seed. Isopropanol is then applied to purify the seeding by extraction method. Grading machines are used to differentiate seeds whereby they are sorted based on the different sizes. After seeds pass through the grading machines they are split to form cassia tora splits which now is an additive in food. Splits Cassia have both galactose and mannose units.

Applications of Cassia Gum powder in food industry

Tora gum powder has many applications in the food industry. The gum cassia is used as a human food additive, in pet food and cattle feed products. About 1-2% cassia oil is found in cassia tora plant which gives a spicy aroma and gives a great taste in human food stuff. The primary constituents of the cassia seedling which are resins, sugars, tannins, gums, mucilage, oils and cinnamaldehyde make the tora cassia powder to be the best choice for food additives. Not only is the powder a food thickener, stabilizer or emulsifier, but also as a natural ingredient. Indians use cassia gum powder made from cassia tora seeds and cassia splits as pesticides in place of other pesticides otherwise made artificially and bought at very high prices. Roasted gum seed is used as coffee substitute and mixture of the tora powder gum with guar gum is applied in mining applications among others.

Cassia Tora Splits - Cassia Gum Powder (Cassia Tora Powder)

Cassia Gum Powder as additive for pet food and cattle feed products:

Cassia gum powder acts as an additive for pet food and cattle feed products. Europe and India approves the use of cassia powder as an additive for pet food and cattle feed products. Also in Japan the Cassia tora seed powder is recommended for application in animal feeds as the powder lacks toxic effects on animals. The product is safe to use either for human food thickening or animal feed thickening.

Cassia plant has other applications in fields of textiles, mining, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics industries, paper production and water treatment plants. Cassia Gum Powder is the best food additive.

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Guar Gum Powder – A Valuable Additive used in Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Products
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Guar Gum Powder and How It is Processed?

Guar gum powder is not a new discovery but has been in use for a substantial period of time especially in the manufacturing industry. Guar gum powder and guar gum is processed from a plant known as guar which predominantly grows in subtropical or semi arid climates in the region of Australia, Pakistan and India although new regions cultivating the crop such as China, parts of Africa and USA and many others are coming up. Guar is a leguminous plant that resembles the pea plant, the processing of guar powder starts by harvesting the mature pods and roasting the pods, this result to de-husking which gets rid of the husk and separation of the germ from the endosperm. The endosperm is then polished, crushed and screened to a fine off white or yellowish powder.

Guar Seed - Guar Gum Splits - Guar Gum Powder

Properties of Guar Gum Powder That Make It Useful as an Additive for Pharmaceutical Processes

Guar gum powder for pharmaceutical uses comes with a variety of characteristics well suited for the function with the following most notable:

· Viscosifying: The high molecular weight ensures that guar will create highly viscous solutions even with low concentrations hence also gelling in cold water.

· Emulsifier: gum or powder from guar is a water soluble non-ionic polysaccharide hence good for emulsifying.

· Thickening agent: Guar has a high hydration rate thus will draw out water from a compound thus the thickening effect.

· Gelling: The free flowing and binding properties make the additive a good gelling compound.

· Preservation: The film foaming characteristic will keep off moisture and other foreign matters away from the product.

· Water Retention: Guar gum is very soluble with both cold as well as hot water.

· Binding: Being highly hygroscopic, the additive will hold products together easily.

Pharmaceutical Uses of Guar Gum Powder

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The various aspects of guar gum powder for pharmaceutical not only aid in physically manufacturing the pharmaceutical products but also come handy during the absorption of the medicinal drugs whether syrups, capsules and tablets among other products into the body system. Uses will include:

  • Tablet manufacture where the additive is used as a binder as well as a disintegrating agent.
  • High solubility makes the additive suitable for manufacture of suspensions and syrups.
  • The pH range of 5-7 makes it suitable for anti – acid formulation.
  • The gelling properties of guar gum make creation of capsules more convenient.
  • The thickening property makes the product suitable for controlled drug intake and absorption.
  • Used as a slimming aid due its soluble dietary fiber which although absorbed into the body, it is not digested hence cleansing the digestive system.
  • The all organic fiber which readily mixes with water also makes the body feel full hence reducing food craving thus aiding in proper nutritional and dieting.

Conclusion

Guar gum powder holds a central position in the pharmaceutical manufacturing processes due to its impressive chemical and physical properties; the product is a natural or organic additive as well as the final product being more affordable as compared to other additives within the same category. The gum product also comes in a variety of derivatives with notable forms being guar acetate, guar acetate phthalate, guar phthalate, oxidized guar and carboxymethyl guar among others. Familiar names for the powder from the guar seed based on the region will include goma guar (Spanish), Guarkernmehl (German) and gomme de guar (French) as well as other names. To know more information about guar gum please visit: https://www.altrafine.com/guar-gum-powder

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Applications of Guar Gum as a Food Thickening Agent
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People use different thickening agents while cooking. Thickening agents which can also be referred to as thickeners are substances that increase the viscosity of solutions or liquid/solid mixtures without causing significant change in other properties. They will thicken your food while making sure that your cooked food has a thick texture by absorbing excess water found in it. Thickeners are frequently applied to foods and they aim to modify the taste of the substance in which they are used in.

Most thickening agents are mostly used because they are polysaccharides or proteins. There are a variety of thickeners used for their difference in taste, clarity and response to chemical and physical conditions. Choosing the right thickening agent will break or make your dish. It is important to know and choose a thickening agent working well.

Thickeners may also help to improve the suspension of other ingredients or the emulsions which increase stability of product. Most times, they are regulated as food additives. One such example of a vegetable gum that is used as a thickener includes guar gum. There are numerous uses of guar gum as a food thickening agent. Here is why:

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What makes guar gum a good additive for food?

Though the powder can be applied in different industrial applications, it works well as a food additive. Guar gum for food becomes a good thickening agent because of solubility traits that withstand different temperature levels. It is also a good stabilizer with good viscosity. Guar gum is more soluble than locust bean gum and is a better stabilizer because it has more galactose branch points. It is stable in solutions over pH range 5-7 and has reduced aqueous solubility at pH levels below 4.5. Hence the thickening capabilities of guar gum are reduced and thus it is used in stabilizing meat and cheese.

It also comes with other properties like gelling. Many use it in the food industry because of the affordability in the market. Apart from affordability, guar gum for food thickening comes with extra binding and thickening properties. This makes it the ideal thickening agent to loose foods like soup. When compared to other thickening agents in the market, guar gum as a food additive works eight times better than other cornstarch. Additionally, users add a small quantity of guar gum powder to give good viscosity to your food. When used as a food thickening agent, it does not affect the taste of your food, but enhances the texture, making your meal mouthwatering. Not to mention the fact that it has plentiful nutritional and medicinal effects and its cost effectiveness.

Applications of guar gum as a food thickening agent

Guar gum for food becomes a good additive because it has good chemical and physical structures. The water solubility trait makes a thick structure. It also shows different stability elements in food when cooked. In foods coked, it acts as a stabilizer, binding, emulsifying and thickening agent. Guar gum is a good additive to gluten free and baked products. It replaces flour in baked food that become easy to digest. It helps to soften the product. This reduces baking period and increases lifespan when stored. The thickening agent works well in the frozen food and deserts. When used, it prevents melting, makes them soft and makes them melt easily after eating. For those using soup and sauces, they can use guar gum for food thickening. When used, it acts as a thickener by absorbing excess liquid. This increases thickness while increasing the shelf life.

For that cooking low calorie food, this is the best additive. The powder added help to replace the taste of oil in low calorie food, thus avoiding the use of fat products. This helps to reduce weight for the obese. The low calorie foods to include guar gum include baked products, sour ice cream, cheese frozen deserts and ice caking. Because of its availability in the market and affordability, the guar powder has become a good food additive and thickening agent to many people. It has many benefits to enjoy. To know more about Guar Gum please visit: https://www.altrafine.com/guar-gum-powder.

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Applications of Food and Industrial Grade Guar Gum Powder
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Introduction on Guar Gum Powder:

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Guar gum powder is white to yellow wish in color derived from guar seeds or cyamopsis tetragonoloba and is not quite odorless. The Guar crop is a legume plant- a part of the pea plant family. The seeds have diverse viscosities when finely ground depending on the various levels of thickness developments and applications desired compared to other hydrocollids; an example is the locust bean gum. The major producers of these seeds are India, Pakistan, and US. Moreover, Guar gum not only does it have a high molecular weight but also composed of galactan and mannan units combined through glycosidic linkages, described chemically as galactomannan. Since it contains mannose and galactose units, it uniquely is able to hydrate without heating up thus making its very practical in industries and food applications.

Different Grades of Guar Gum:

The Guar gum powder grades categorized in two are food grade and industrial grade powder. The food grade is for processes such as baking, freezing, enhancing textures, beverages, canning, meat products, cheese production and much more. Meanwhile, the industrial grade is for processes such as explosive making, ore extraction, mining, textile printing, among others.

• Food Grade Guar Gum Powder:

These depend on the particle size and viscosity variety. For instance, Particle size: 100 MESH has the viscosity range 3000-6000. Particle size 200 MESH has the viscosity range of 2000-9000

• Industrial Grade Guar Gum Powder:

These depend on the particle size and viscosity variety. For instance, Particle size: 100 MESH has the viscosity range 3000. Particle size 200 MESH has the viscosity range of 2000-9000. Particle size 300 MESH has the viscosity range of 3500-5000.

Uses of Food Grade Guar Gum:

In baking, when mixed with the dough Guar gum increases the yield and gives greater resiliency; in addition, it improves texture and increases the products shelf life. Additionally, it provides firmness and steadiness to soft cheese in the dairy industry especially in cheese production. It acts as a thickener as well as improves the appearance in dressings and sauces. Its used as a stabilizer in chocolate drinks, fruit nectars, jams jelly and juices in the beverage industry. The gum is used in canned fish, sweet dessert, frozen foods, and enhances the texture of noodles especially the crystal formation of frozen noodles. In addition, it is used as a replacement to gluten and gelatin in binding meat products.

Industrial Applications of Guar Gum Powder:

The gum powder is used as a binder in the pharmaceutical industry for tablets production. Additionally, it is a thickening agent in textile printing, sizing, and finishing. In the mining industry, it is a froth or coagulation agent in ore processing as it is regarded as eco-friendly. It a mineral depressant especially in talc, calcite, and lead mining, also it is vital in copper-lead separation. The gum is used in water treatment and recycling, that is as Flocculation agent. In addition, it is used in the petroleum industry especially in drilling mud and fracturing fluids. It is a thickener in slurry-based explosives. In the cosmetics industry, it is a mixture stabilizer and surfactant.

Conclusion:

Guar Gum powder is vital in both the food application and industrial processes since its vital in thickening, stabilizing, depressant, hydrating, texturing during various processes. To know more about Guar Gum please visit: https://www.altrafine.com.

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How is Guar Gum Processed & Used?
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Production and Uses of Guar Gum

What Is Guar Gum?

Guar gum powder is a yellowish powder which is also used to manufacture guar gum, use of guar can be traced back many years where it was used for domestic purposes but has since grown into being one of the most popular used substances in the modern commercial setting. Preference for use of guar as part of commercial processes is attributed to the many advantages that come from the physical and chemical composition of gums, solvents or powders made from guar.

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Guar Gum Powder Manufacturing Process

Guar is a leguminous bean that resembles the pea and is mainly found in the regions of Australia and India although small quantities are also available from USA, China and parts of Africa. Guar gum manufacturing process involves an intricate and delicate process which takes place in a variety of stages through a controlled guar gum manufacturing process. The beans or seeds from the guar legume are harvested upon the plants maturity and dehusked to remove the pods and seed coat (testa). The endosperm from the beans is then roasted, screened, polished, milled and finally sieved to produce a fine whitish –yellow guar powder as the final product. For more information please visit –  https://www.altrafine.com/about-us

Various Uses of Guar Gum

Powders as well as gum derived from guar are used for a wide array of chemical processes in the commercial as well as industrial sectors. Users of powder and gum from guar beans include small scale industries, middle level manufacturers as well as heavy duty manufacturing industries. The industries include the food industry, textiles, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, oil well drilling, construction, paper milling, printing, mining and explosive sectors among other sectors. Properties making guar based powders and gums so notable include the following:

• Stabilizer: -The chemical properties of guar will work well in acidic and alkaline situations due a wide variance in pH.

• Compatibility: Gum from guar can be used with hydrocolloids as well as hydroxyl groups which are the main ingredients especially in the food industry.

• Viscosifier: Guar has high viscosity even when used with very little water.

• Thickening agent: Gum guar thickens without the use of heat hence will suit both cold as well as hot situations.

• Solubility: – Guar is highly soluble in both hot as well as cold water.

• Water binding agent: guar is soluble in water but insoluble in organic insolvents thus forming a good water binder due to guar being a polysaccharide.

• Property of Film forming: -This will suit applications that desire to reduce water absorption or create glossy and smooth surfaces such as textiles and paper making.

• Friction reducing agent: -powder and gum derived from Guar are highly resistant to oils, greases and other solvents.

• Water loss control additive: The ability guar gum powder and guar gum to attract moisture (hydrophilic) and repel organic insolvents makes it well suited for processes requiring water addition.

Conclusion

Guar gum powder as well as guar gum plays an integral role in the manufacturing industry, the growth of the industries has also driven the demand for powders and gums from guar to escalate. Guar is known to be one of the most affordable and suitable substances in the commercial sector thus will continue to appeal to most manufacturers and other users of the guar based products.

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Applications of Fast Hydration Guar Gum Powder used in Oil & Gas Industries
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Properties of Fast Hydration Guar Gum, Its Benefits And Applications

What is fast hydration guar gum powder?

Fast hydration guar gum powder is a powder that is manufactured by grinding and crushing guar beans into powder, which is mainly found in India, china, Australia and Pakistan. It is a polysaccharide that is relatively soluble, has high viscosity and a high thickening ability which makes it very useful when used as an emulsifier.

Comparison of fast hydrating guar gum powder with regular guar gum powder

Guar Gum Powder - 2Fast Hydrating Guar Gum Powder is much more effective than normal guar gum powder in providing viscosity. Within merely three minutes, Fast Hydrating Guar Gum Powder starts giving viscosity, while it takes regular guar gum powder almost two hours to do the same. Thus, Fast Hydrating Guar Gum Powder saves much time and resources, leading to more profits when used in the oil and gas drilling process.

Properties of Fast Hydrating Guar Gum Powder

Fast Hydrating Guar Gum Powder is a fine white powder, soluble in water and with a pH of 5 to 8. It has moisture of 7% maximum. Fast Hydrating Guar Gum Powder is a very good soluble, thus making it a good stabilizer. It is best used in a pH range of 5-7, because its high viscosity reduces significantly in a condition of very high alkalinity or acidity. It has a thickening capability that is 8 times that of water. This makes it very useful when used as an emulsifier. Fast Hydrating Guar Gum Powder is very stable in very low, freezing temperatures, thus can prevent growth of ice crystals, while at the same time working at optimum levels. It achieves viscosity at a very short period of 3 minutes.

Applications of Fast Hydrating Guar Gum Powder in Oil and Gas Industries

Fast Hydrating Guar Gum Powder is very useful in oil and gas industries. In the oil industry, it is used as a synthetic polymer, a surfactant and a defoamer because it is ideal for all the images_guar_oildrillingrheological requirements necessary in water-based and brine-based drilling fluids. In the oil industry, Fast Hydrating Guar Gum Powder is used to regulate the viscosity of the mud solution, hence stabilizing and regulating the flowing properties of the drilling muds. In the oil and gas industries, it is also used to help diminish the friction in the holes, hence reducing the usage of power. It is also used to reduce the losses of water that can occur in a broken geological formation. Fast Hydrating Guar Gum Powder is also used to cool drilling bits, cementing slurries and continuous fracturing in the oil and gas drilling industries.

Conclusion

Fast Hydrating Guar Gum Powder has very useful physical and chemical properties which make it very useful in the oil and gas drilling industries, as well as the food sector. As long as it is used in conditions of pH value of 5-7, it will help to enhance viscosity, lubricate and reduce water loss, thus reducing costs and enhancing productivity. It is very economical, and its usage is set to rise exponentially as more developing countries start oil and gas drilling exploitations to develop their economies. For more information about fast hydrating guar gum powder please visit: https://www.altrafine.com/fast_hydration_guar_gum_powder.html.

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Forms in Which Guar Gum is Available Today in The Market
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The guar gum is extracted from the seeds of the guar plant. It is a very popular industrial raw material that is used in very many sectors. Its uses and application range from food processing to textile, paper and even oil drilling industries. What makes it so valuable is its special properties that include; its solubility in certain liquids, ability to form viscous solution fast and its water retention property.

How Guar Gum Powder is Classified into Various Grades?

Different grades of guar gum powder are classified based on the particle size, rate at which they become viscous and the level of viscosity attained given a standard concentration. These qualities enable the differentiation of guar gum powder into three distinct grades.

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Different grades of Guar Gum Powder

  • Food grade guar gum which is used extensively in the food industry as an additive.
  • Industrial grade guar gum which is used in mining, textile, oil drilling, explosives and paper industries among others.
  • Finally, the fast hydration guar gum powder which is primarily used in gas and oil drilling industries. It is known by a number of other names such as quick/rapid hydrating guar gum powderor diesel slurry guar gum.

As earlier mentioned, guar gum powder has a myriad of uses in today’s market. All its different forms are used in different sectors of the industry. This is elaborated below.

Applications of Food Grade Guar Gum

Guar gum for the food industry is the most common use of this product. It is an important additive in most processed foods. It is widely used as a stabilizer to extent the shelf life of processed foods. Dairy products such as ice cream are prevented from forming ice crystals by use of the food grade guar gum. Due to its water retention abilities, it keeps baked products and dough in good condition by helping in retention of moisture. It is added to soups and sauces as thickener and stabilizer. It prevents settling of solid particles in suspensions like sauces.

Applications of Industrial Grade Guar Gum

The industrial applications of guar gum powder are very many. Firstly, as a thickening agent, it is used in textile industries to thicken dyes and in cosmetic industry to make shampoos, gels and lotions and tooth pastes. Manufacturers of explosives use guar gum powder (as a gelling agent) to form gels out of aqueous solutions because of its water-binding property.It is used to bind and strengthen products in the tobacco and paper making industries. Pharmaceutical industries use guar grade powder to form soluble fiber which aids in easing bowel movements.

Guar Gum Application in Oil Field

Applications of Fast Hydration Guar Gum Powder

The diesel slurry guar gum has very distinctive properties that make it particularly suitable for oil well drilling. Its properties of viscosity and water loss control make it an ideal thickening agent, stabilizer and a suspending agent. Oil drilling processes for which it is particularly used include; fracturing, mud drilling and stimulation. Rapid hydrating guar gum powder also makes a good surfactant and lubricant for drilling machines, improving their efficiency. A surfactant is a substance that reduces surface tension of liquids.

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Conclusion

Much has been said about this wonder product, the guar gum powder. Its versatility makes it invaluable to almost all industries. It is a product that has surely improved industrial processes. Its many uses have no doubt been of great help to the different sectors and industries where it is a raw material of production.

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Food in Which Guar Gum Powder is Used and Why?
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Why and in Which Food Products Guar Gum is used?

Guar gum is obtained from dehusking, milling and screening of guar seeds. The guar plant is grown mainly in India and Australia. Its world production is 700,000 tones. It is produced as guar gum powder and has more than a few uses ranging from guar gum for industries and food grade guar gum. Every type of guar gum is diverse from others with regard to its specifications. I will constrict my discussion to guar gum for food in which case there are multiple uses. Edible guar gum is processed in germ-free facilities with the highly developed machineries under quality control procedures.

One of the chemical properties of guar gum is that it is a polysaccharide which is a common source of energy and therefore, a valuable additive in foods. As compared to locust bean gum this is better soluble and is also a better stabilizer owing to the fact that it has more galactose branch points and is stable in solutions over pH range 5-7; thus it is used in stabilizing meat and cheese. Guar gum has eight times the water-thickening potency of cornstarch. Only a small amount is needed for producing sufficient viscosity thus can be used as an emulsifier as it prevents oil droplets from coalescing or as stabilizer for the reason that it prevents solid particles from settling. It retards ice crystal growth no wonder it is used in the ice cream industry.

Food grade guar gum is extensively used as emulsifier, thickener and stabilizer in food and cosmetics because of its properties. It provides smooth and creamier texture in ice creams keeping in mind the fact that it prevents formation of ice crystals and helps in the quick meltdown of dairy products. It thickens milk, yogurt and, liquid cheese products. For meat, it functions as a binder – as mentioned in the above paragraph.

The texture, crumb and structure of bakery products become really impressive with the addition of guar gum for food. This food grade product also increases the shelf life and dough yield of baked goods and improves their moisture retention. In noodles, guar gum helps in better sheet formation, moisture retention and texture. Otherwise, it aids in machine runnability; in so doing increasing production. Because of its moisture retaining capabilities, food grade guar gum is used in pastry ices as well as preventing excessive stickiness.

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In pet food, it is used as a viscosifier. Another use of guar gum is in beverages, to enhance shelf life and body and mouth feel in addition to controlling viscosity. It is as well used in condiments to enhance stability and outward show of salad dressings, barbecue sauces, relishes, ketchup and others. In canned products like soup, this is added as a thickener and stabilizing agent.

As a water-soluble fiber, it acts as a bulk-forming laxative and so is claimed to be efficient in regulating bowel movements. This is merely one amid plentiful nutritional and medicinal effects of food grade guar gum. So said, it is established that guar gum powder is of very much use and significance to us and will always be. For more information please visit: https://www.altrafine.com/guar-gum-powder

Ajit Patel

 

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