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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.
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.

Fast Hydration Guar Gum Powder
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The natural fast hydrating, dispersible and diesel slurriable guar gum is ideally suitable for all rheological requirements of oil well drilling, continuous fracturing and diesel slurry. It is widely used in oil well drilling due to its multi-function such as fluid and water loss control, viscosity control, lubrication. It is used for cooling of drill bits, mud drilling and cementing slurries, where immediate high viscosity and quick hydration is required.The main use of guar gum is in top hole oil well drilling. Industrial grade guar gum powder is suitable for use in oil well fracturing, oil well stimulation, mud drilling and serves as a stabilizer, thickener and suspending agent.

In oil well drilling guar gum used as a surfactant, fracturing fluid and synthetic polymer for all requirements of water based and brine based oil well drills. It attains high viscosity in 3 to 5 minutes of time.

Industrial grade Guar gum powder are use in oil well fracturing, oil well stimulation, mud drilling and industrial applications and preparations as a stabilizer, thickener and suspending agent.

It is a natural, fast hydrating dispersible guar gum and is diesel slurriable.

In the oil field industry, guar gum is used as a surfactant, synthetic polymer and deformer ideally suited for all rheological requirements of water-based and brine-based drilling fluids.

Fast Hydration Guar Gum PowderHigh viscosity Guar Gum products are used as drilling aids in oil well drilling, geological drilling and water drilling.

These products are used as viscosifiers to maintain drilling mud viscosities that enable drilling fluids to remove drill waste from deep holes.

Guar gum products also reduce friction in the holes, and so minimising power requirements. Some Guar Gum products act to minimise water loss should occur in broken geological formations.

Sesbania Gum Powder and its Uses
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sesbaniaNowadays a wide range of gum powders are used for a variety of purposes. These gum powders also comprise of the sesbania gum powder. Sesbania gum is mainly extracted from the seeds of sesbania. The sesbania seeds are also known as sesbania aculeate. They grow on the small sesbania tree which is basically a native of China, Asia and Africa. Sesbania is an annual plant that can grow normally up to two meters high. It has tough, fibrous and short stems, long leaves and yellow flowers with purple spots. The sesbania shrub produces pods that have light brown beans.

Sesbania gum powder is easily soluble in hot as well as cold water. It is a polymer that is also categorized as galactomannan polysaccharide. The sesbania gum powder is generally a white or cream colored, loose milky powder. Although it dissolves in water, it is not soluble in alcohol, ketones, ethers and other organic solvents. When sesbania gum powder is mixed in cold water at room temperature, it forms a highly viscous water soluble solution that has a pH value of 6 to 11. The viscosity of this sesbania gum powder is usually 5 to 10 times more compared to the natural gum plant, sodium alginate, starch.

Furthermore, the constituents and sesbania gum powder specifications are as follows. It has a minimum viscosity of 2000 to 2500 cps. And when the viscometer is used at a temperature of 25 degrees and speed of 20 rpm, it has a maximum viscosity of 3000 to 3500 cps. Further sesbania gum powder has a moisture content  of maximum 12 percent, passing 90 percent, proteins 5 percent, fat 1 percent, A.L.R. 3 percent, Ash 1 percent, pH between 5.5 to 7.0,  carbohydrates minimum 80 percent, arsenic maximum 3 ppm, lead maximum 2 ppm, and heavy metals maximum 20 ppm.

Besides this, it has been found after performing microbiological tests, that the sesbania gum powder contains a total plate count per grams of maximum 5000, yeast and mold per gram of maximum 200, salmonella per 25 grams is not present, and also, E. colli and Colliforn is not available.

Uses of Sesbania Gum Powder

Sesbania gum powder has several domestic, commercial and industrial applications. It is widely utilized as a sizing agent and dye thickener in the textile industry. Besides this sesbania gum powder is also used for making incense. Actually the most important usage of these sesbania seeds is in oil industry.  This is due to the fact that it is highly useful as a blocking agent, water resistance and reduction agent; as well as a tackifier for producing fluid cracking that helps to increase the rate of oil production.

Another major sesbania gum powder applications is as a flocculant in water and for treatment of waste water. Moreover, it is also available at a lower price than guar gum powder and can acquire a viscosity between 1500 cps to 3500 cps. Therefore sesbania gum powder is considered as the best substitute for guar gum powder.

Why Choose Altrafine for Sesbania Gum Powder?

Altrafine offers Sesbania Gum Powder for a variety of industrial applications, with a focus on consistent quality, technical specifications and reliable supply. With experience in natural gum powders, Altrafine caters to industries such as textiles, oilfield applications, wastewater treatment and other industrial processing sectors. Businesses can explore Altrafine’s Sesbania Gum Powder range and technical information to select the appropriate product according to their application requirements.

Conclusion: Sesbania Gum Powder for Diverse Industrial Applications

Sesbania Gum Powder continues to be a useful industrial hydrocolloid because of its high viscosity, water solubility and diverse applications. Its use across textile, oilfield, wastewater treatment and other industries also makes it an important alternative to certain conventional gum powders. Businesses can explore Altrafine’s Sesbania Gum Powder range and technical specifications to identify a suitable grade for their application.