| Guar gum is a polysacharide a long chain made of | | | | modifier in the food industry. Guar Gum is an important |
| sugars made of the sugars galactose and mannose. | | | | ingredient in producing food emulsifier, food additive, |
| Some other familiar polysacharides are starch and | | | | food thickener and other guar gum products. Gum |
| cellulose, which is made of long chains of the sugar | | | | technology stabilizers are carefully controlled blends of |
| glucose. Guar gum comes from the endosperm of the | | | | various food ingredients. These food gum are mostly |
| seed of the legume plant Cyamopsis tetragonolobus. | | | | natural vegetable gums which come from sources |
| Cyamopsis tetragonolobus is an annual plant, grown in | | | | such as seeds, plant exudates and marine plants. Guar |
| arid regions of India as a food crop for animals. | | | | imparts viscosity and water binding capacity even at |
| Textile Gum - Guar Gum supports tremendous film | | | | low usage levels, it is used in applications as diverse as |
| forming and thickening properties when used for textile | | | | cottage cheese, sauces, soups, and frozen desserts. |
| sizing, finishing and printing. Guar Gum reduces warp | | | | Oil Well Drilling - Guar Gum as a Viscosifier is |
| breakage, dusting while sizing and provides enhanced | | | | extensively utilized in oil well drilling due to its |
| effectiveness in manufacture. Produced derivatives of | | | | multi-functions such as water loss control, viscosity |
| textile printing thickener is based on guar gum, tamarind, | | | | control, friction reduction, lubricants and cooling of the |
| corn starch and tapioca starch for different type of | | | | drill bits. Guar Gum is advantageous in oil well drilling |
| dyes, fabrics and textile printing applications. | | | | muds, gives a better colloid thereby reducing water |
| Tailor made textile gum are supported for specific | | | | losses. It regulates the viscosity of mud solution, |
| requirement of the customer in line with printing of | | | | stabilizes and regulates the flow properties of the |
| polyester and its blends with disperse dyes, color | | | | drilling muds. Moreover, in explosive guar develops and |
| enhancer for printing of disperse dyes, for discharge | | | | maintains resistance to water aging in explosive gels. |
| with stannous chloride and burn out printing, for direct | | | | Guar Gum increases viscosities while the process of |
| printing as well as discharge printing of silk, wool and | | | | transition metal ions, increases viscosity. It also works |
| nylon, for vat discharge, for reactive dyes printing on | | | | as a thickening agent in blasting slurry and for |
| cotton and for acrylic blanket and carpet printing. | | | | explosive mixture. |
| Food Gum - Guar used as a thickener and texture | | | | |