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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.
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

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Properties that Make Guar Gum useful Product for Commercial & Food Industries
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Guar Gum and its Properties that Make it a Useful Product for Use in Food & Commercial Industries

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Guar gum is a product of the guar plant which grows mainly in India, Australia and Pakistan. It is obtained from the guar seeds of the guar plant. This is a legume plant from whose endosperm the gum is obtained. The world’s largest producer of guar gum and guar gum powder is India. Today guar gum is a popular food and commercial additive, and reasons for this are the valuable benefits offered by the product in different types of industries. The guar products are economical than other forms of gum and hence have become very popular across various industrial verticals for their applications. Guar gum particularly has many properties that have been beneficial to many industries. Guar gum is also known as guaran. Guar gum manufacturing involves a series of industrial processes as discussed below.

Guar Gum – Industrial Processing and Manufacturing

In large scale production or for commercial production, Guar gum is obtained after roasting the splits, differential attrition, then sieving and finally polishing is done. The seeds, after harvesting, are split and screened to clean them before being soaked for pre-hydration. Soaked splits are then flaked and ground into powder and dried. The particle size is important and those that are oversize are often reground to achieve the desired fine size of particle. Products of the manufacturing process are husks, guar gum powder and germ. The husks and germ are not discarded; instead, they are used as cattle feed.

Guar Gum for Food and Other Commercial Applications

Guar gum is favoured due to its viscosity and solubility properties. These make it possible for manufacturers to use it for very many uses. Its application is in industries such as; food production, mining, oil, textile, pharmaceutical, cosmetics et cetera.

Guar gum is used as a stabiliser in food production industries to increase the shelf-life of processed products. This applies to most canned food. As a stabiliser, it also preventsthe separation of the solid and liquid components of a product. This applies to suspensions.

It preserves dairy products such as ice cream because it has the ability to reduce formation of ice crystal.

Guar gum has the property of a water binding agent. It is a water loss control additive that reduces water loss in dough and confectionary products.

When put in water, Guar gum forms a thick, uniform paste. Its great ability of water-thickening makes it very effective even in small amounts making it a very economical thickening agent. This is applied in food production for pastes and sauces and in the textile industries to form film used in printing. Cosmetic industries also use Guar gum in toothpastes, lotions, shampoos et cetera as a thickening agent.

As an emulsifier, Guar gum is used to prevent the amalgamation of oil droplets. This application is vital in food production and is extensively used in margarine, salad dressing and ice cream production.

Due to its ability to become uniformly viscous, Guar gum is used in mining industries as a friction reducing agent. It is applied in holes thus saving power by reducing friction increasing the efficiency of drilling machines.

Guaran is applied in pharmaceutical industries to help treat disorders such as diarrhoea, constipation et cetera.

Conclusion

The uses of the guar plant product stretch across different sectors of industries. They are useful in numerous production processes and this makes the guar a very special plant. Though cultivated extensively in India, other regions of the world are picking up and are already engaging in cultivation of this multi-functional legume plant and in guar gum manufacturing. Its usefulness makes it a real gem for industries. To know more information about our manufacturing and quality of guar gum please visit: https://www.altrafine.com/guar-gum-powder

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About the Invaluable Applications of Guar Gum Powder in Different Industries
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Guar gum is extracted from the guar plant’s endosperm.  The gum is extracted from legume plant and contains high rate of molecular carbohydrate. The total production of guar gum in the world is 700000 tonnes and this mainly comes from countries like India, Pakistan, USA, China and Africa, India being the leader among all the major producers of this valuable industrial product. India is the largest guar gum manufacturer in the world accounting for majority of the product export.

How is Guar Gum Powder extracted from the Actual Guar?

To produce guar gum powder, guar seeds have to pass through so many different processes. They are initially subjected to husk removal process by roasting. Once this is accomplished, the left over is the guar splits which are then put into a process known as screening. Screening is a process of filtration where unwanted particles and dust is removed. These splits are mixed with some amount of water in a mixer to hydrate them and then dried. These are grinded in order to produce fine powder which is then sieved to obtain quality gum powder. The left over by-product after sieving is used as cattle feed.

Guar gum is a valuable product with several invaluable applications in various sectors including pharmaceuticals, pet food, oil field, cosmetics, water treatment, textile, mining and fracturing etc. Let us now have a brief look on how actually the industries make use of this valuable product.

Guar Gum Applications in Pharmaceutical Industry:

Chemically known as hydro colloidal polysaccharide, guar gum has got many applications in the pharmaceutical market. It is composed of sugar galactose and mannose and is effective in controlling blood sugar or the common diabetes. It is helpful for colon cleansing, inflammation, weight loss and can also aid in proper functioning of intestine.

Guar Gum usage in Pet Food:

Guar gum is one of the most essential elements in pet food preparations. This naturally derived polysaccharide contains high soluble fibre which can help improve amino acid digestibility in animals and hence is found in all kinds of pet food in today’s market.

Guar Gum Application in Oil Field:

Guar gum is a very important substance used in the oil field for well drilling and fracturing needs. Guar gum is used as a thickening, stabilizing and suspending agent which improves the efficiency and the productive of drilling. It helps to balance the viscosity levels of the drilling mud and is an important product for oil field.

Use of Guar Gum in Cosmetics:

Excellent thickening and conditioning properties make guar gum an essential product for use in cosmetics. It is water soluble and effectively used as suspending agent in cosmetics including conditioning shampoos, cream conditions, lotions and other products. Guar gum is not affected by bacteria and hence good for use in cosmetics production.

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Guar Gum for Textile:

Guar gum is usedl in the textile industry for its excellent film forming and thickening properties. Use of guar gum in textile production will give better efficiency in the process while reducing the wrap breakage and dusting. It is a useful product for sizing of textiles and can give reliability and soft feel to the fabric.

Guar Gum Usage in Mining:

Guar gum is very useful in mining as it is used as flocculant to produce liquid solid separation. It is also used in flotation and can effectively act as a depressant for talc or insoluble gang mined along with valuable minerals.

Guar Gum Use in Fracturing:

The main purpose of guar gum additives is in fracturing. These are used to enhance the creation of fracture with minimal damage. Addition of guar gum can aid in maintaining high viscosities required for efficient oil well fracturing process. It can also help improve the ability of the fracturing liquid to transport the proppant while making the fracturing fluids more efficient thereby reducing the wastage during the process.

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Guar Gum uses in Water Treatment:

Guar gum is a coagulant agent that increases floc size in water treatment. This will improve filtration efficiency and hence can produce clear water without any preliminary treatment required. This is accepted by most public water utilities everywhere.

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Fenugreek Gum Powder and Its Uses
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Properties of Fenugreek Gum Powder

fenugreek-seeds-250x250The fenugreek gum powder is tasteless and odourless. It contains galactomannan which is a polysaccharide made of galactose combined with mannan, high molecular compound of mannose. Galactomannan has the property of viscosity which can convert milk into ice cream, cocoa into chocolate and when dissolved in water it forms gum.

The ratio of galactose to mannose for fenugreek is 1:1 when compared to guar gum and locust bean gum having ratio of 1:2 and 1:4 respectively, it can be found that fenugreek gum powder contains more galactose and so has superior solubility as well as dispersiveness which results to forming of stable colloid for a longer period of time. As Mannan is hydrophobic, it is completely insoluble in water. But, as fenugreek gum powder is the combination of galactose which is hydrophilic and mannan which is hydrophobic, fenugreek gum is surface active. It means that fenugreek gum powder is an emulsifier which can mix water and oil. Thus, fenugreek gum works as a gum and an emulsifier both which has enabled its use as a stabilizer for food. Compared to other conventional gums like guar gum and locust bean gum, fenugreek gum has superior characteristics and so is used in many industries. To know more about fenugreek gum powder please visit: https://www.altrafine.com/fenugreek-gum-powder.html.

Uses of Fenugreek Gum Powder

Due to the presence of galactomannan in high proportion as the major component, in fenugreek gum powder, it has the quality of controlling blood sugar and blood lipid. So, it is considered very good for obesity and diabetic patients. Fenugreek gum powder also helps in reducing cholesterol, hypertension and chance of heart attack. Fenugreek gum powder also has the distinctive properties due to which the level of sugar in the blood can be lowered. Due to so many medicinal properties, fenugreek gum powder is used in tablet and capsules. It is also used in weight control formulation and other diet food.

Guar Gum Powder and Its Uses
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Guar gum is a fiber extracted from the seeds of guar plant. It is an important product for several industrial applications including food, feed, pet food, textile, cosmetics, paper, oil drilling and fracturing, petrochemicals etc. However it’s most important application lies in food industry. Because of its valuable physical and chemical structure with excellent thickening properties, guar gum exhibits some valuable properties which are of great use in food applications like stabilizing, gelling and emulsifying. Guar gum or the popular Gumme de guar, as called in French and goma guar, as called in Spanish and guarkernmehl,

as called in german, has excellent water solubility and shows stability across various pH levels. Therefore it is added in several food products as a thickening, stabilizing, emulsifying, binding and gelling agent. There are several ways guar gum can be used in food, food and pet food.

Some of the applications of guar gum as food ingredients are implied below

Guar Gum as Additive in Baked Products and Gluten-Free Recipes

Guar gum or guarkernmehl or gumme guar or goma guar is used as an additive in several baked food products. It is used to replace flour in the baked products and therefore is an important food additive for the preparation of gluten-free recipes that are better to digest. When used as additive in baked products, guar gum has tendency to improve the softness and stiffness of the product. Guar gum absorbs water in the food and makes the mixing of the batter easy. Therefore by using guar gum as additive in baked products, life of the food product can be enhanced while reducing it’s time of preparation.

Guar Gum in Desserts and Frozen Foods

The stabilizing and thickening property of guar gum makes it a valuable additive in preparation of desserts and frozen foods especially the ice creams. Guar gum prevents the frozen foods from melting and therefore added in frozen desserts. By adding guar gum ice crystals are not formed and a smooth texture is imparted to the ice creams making them feel soft and easily to melt when eaten due to guar gum emulsifying properties.

Guar Gum in Soups, Sauces

Guar gum is added in soups and sauces as a thickening agent and stabilizing agent. When added in soups and sauces, guar gum absorbs the excess water present in them and therefore makes these food products natural viscous. Guar gum additives enhance the shelf life of the sauces and soups prepared.

Guar Gum Additive for Low Calorie Foods

If you are looking for weight loss and low calorie food is what you eat most of the time, you must be aware of the guar gum additives available in the market today. Guar gum is added in several low calorie foods to give them the mouth-feel of oils without the presence of fat in them. Guar gum as food additive can be an important additive for preparation of low calorie cake icings, cheeses, bakery products, salad dressings, sour cream, frozen desserts, condiments and sausages.

Cassia Gum Powder and Its Synergy with Uses
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Gel (synergy) with Carrageenan or Xanthan Gum

cassia_gum_powderCassia gum forms firm, thermoplastic gels with carrageenan. As the level of cassia gum is increased, the gel strength of carrageenan solutions is also increase. Cassia gum and carrageenan gel is stable due to the excellent retorting stability of cassia gum.

Cassia gum and xanthan gum, on their own, do not have the ability to form gels. But cassia gum combined with xanthan gum, aqueous dispersions of cassia gum form cohesive, elastic gels. As with carrageenan, cassia is more efficient at forming gels with xanthan gum than other galactomannans, enabling lower total hydrocolloid levels in finished formulations. This is due to the unique branched polysaccharide galactose/mannose structure of cassia gum.

Cassia gum is manufactured from the endosperm of Senna obtusifolia or Cassia obtusifolia or Cassia Tora or Cassia Occidentalis). It is mainly used as a thickener and gelling agent in foods and pet foods. Cassia grows mainly in subtropical regions and is grows mostly wild and occasionally cultivated.

Cassia Gum is comprised of at least 75% polysaccharide consisting primarily of a linear backbone chain of mannose with side galactose units The ratio of Mannose : Galactose is about 5: 1.

Cassia gum, like LBG can form gels with other colloids like Carrageenan and Xanthan and is therefore used in the manufacture of gels in the food and pet food applications in combination of other colloids.
Cassia Tora has natural gelling properties. It can be used as a substitute for coffee.

Some of the other applications of Cassia Powder include

Food for Pet (E499)
Cassia is used as a food for pets substituting locust bean gum or carob gum. It is used with the combination of Kapa Carrageenan as wet canned pet food.

Food Additive (E427)
In many industries it is used as a food additive. It is a natural additive.

Fresheners
Cassia is a gelling agent used as an air freshener in the form of gels.

Along with above, Cassia Tora powder has other applications used especially in food industries as it has an excellent gelling property as compared to other colloids used. It is also used for emulsification, foam stabilization and for the purpose of moisture retention.

Medicinal uses
Cassia tora powder has properties, useful in healing skin diseases like ring worm, psoriasis and itch.

Altrafine Gums, a manufacturer and exporter of producing an extensive range of gum that includes Cassia Tora Powder for pet food and Cassia Tora Powder for food additives With additional natural gelling property Cassia Tora is also useful as gelling additives.