About Guar Gum :
Guar gum is extracted from the seed of Cyamopsis tetragonoloba guar is a legume crop, which grows best in sandy soils and needs moderate, intermittent rainfall with lots of sunshine. Guar is a rain fed crop and is generally sown after the monsoon rainfall between the second half of July and early August. It is harvested from late October till November. Guar requires reasonably warm weather and a growing season of 14-16 weeks. Guar is grown mainly in India, Pakistan, Sudan and parts of USA. India grows 80% of the total guar produced all over the world. 75% of the Guar Gum or derivatives produced in India are exported, mainly to USA, Europe and rest of the World.
Grade :
Guar Gum is offered in Pharmacutical, food and industrial grade with particle size ranging from 40 mesh to 300 mesh and viscosity ranging from ultra low (50 cps) to ultra high (7000 cps).
Properties :
Guar Gum is an important ingredient in producing food emulsifier, food additive, food thickener and other guargum products It is sold as a white to yellowish odorless powder, which is available in different viscosities depending on the desired one. One advantageous property of guar gum is that it thickens without the application of heat. Guar Gum has the following properties, which make it useful in variety of applications.
- Easy solubility in cold and hot water.
- Film forming property.
- Resistance to oils, greases and solvents.
- Better thickening agent.
- Water binding capacity.
- High viscosity
- Functioning at low temperatures.
- Compatible with many other hydrocolloids used in food formulations
Application :
Once upon a time, Guar was used as a protein rich cattle feed in India, The tender Green guar in India is still used as a vegetable and cattle feed. Guar gum is an emulsifier, thickener, and stabilizer approved for use in a wide range of foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. Gum Technology Stabilizers are carefully controlled blends of various food ingredients. It also had a large Industrial use. Guar gum in Food Industries, Guar gum in Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic,
Guar gum in Industrial use. Guar Gum is also used in the following industries:
- Insecticides & Pesticides
- Detergents & Soaps
- Paint Industry
- Electrodes & Brazing Fluxes
- Plywood
- Leather Industry
- Foundry
- Tobacco Processing
- Pencils Crayons
- Adhesives
| Industries |
Uses |
Functions |
| Frozen Foods |
Ice cream, soft serves, frozen cakes |
Water retention: ice crystal inhibitor; stabilizer |
| Bakery |
Bread, cakes, pastry icing |
Dough improvement greater moisture retention; prolonged shelf life. |
| Processed Cheese |
Cottage cheese, cream cheese |
Increases the yield of curd solids; improves tenderness |
| Dairy Products |
Yogurts, desserts, mousses |
Inhibits when separation; keeps texture after sterilization |
| Dressing and Sauces |
Salad cream, pickles, barbecue relish |
Cold water dispersible, acid resistant emulsion stabilizer. |
| Instant Mixes |
Pudding, sauce, dessert, beverage |
Fast, cold dispersible thickening and texturing agent. |
| Canned Foods |
Pet foods, corned beef, baby foods |
Reduces splash while filling; viscosity control; prevention of fat migration. |
| Beverages |
Cocoa drink, fruit nectar, sugarless beverage |
Acid resistant thickening and suspending agent |
| Animal Feeding |
Veterinary preparation, calf milk replacer |
Suspending agent; granulating agent. |
Guar gum in Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic :
| Industries |
Uses |
Functions |
| Pharmaceutical laboratories |
Laxatives Tooth paste Slimming aids Gastric hyperacidity Sustained release drugs Hyperglycemia Diabetic treatment Cholesterol Vitamin preparation |
Bulking agent. Gel / Paste Consistency Uniform Bulk forming appetite depressant. Synergistic activity with bismuth salt. High resorptivity of drugs. Insulin reduction. Reduction of urinary glucose loss. Reducing aid. Stable water soluble suspension. |
| Cosmetics |
Ointments
Lotions
Tablets
Hair Shampoos
Hair Conditioner |
Thickening agent.
Gives unctuousness.
Disintegrating and granulating agent.
Detergent – compatible thickener.
Protective colloid, film forming agent. |
Guar gum in Industrial use :
| Industries |
Uses |
Functions |
| Oil well drilling |
Drilling fluids hydraulic fracturing |
Control of : Water loss, viscosity. Suspension turbulence |
| Textile Printing |
Cotton, rayon, silk, wool sizing. |
Reduces warp breakage; reduce dusting film forming; thickening for dye. |
| Paper |
Wrapping paper, Kraft, photographic paper, filter |
Replaces hemicelluloses, increases strength, fold pick, pulp hydration retention of fines; decreases porosity. |
| Mining |
Concentration of ore filtration |
Flocculating and settling agent; filter aid. |
| Explosives |
Stick explosives, blasting slurries |
Water proofing; gelling agent. |
| Water treatment |
Industrial water, drink water |
Coagulant aid, food approved. |
| Tobacco |
Reconstitution of fragmented tobacco |
Binding agent, strengthening agent. |
| Coal Mining |
Coal suspension, shock impregnation |
Friction reducing, suspending agent. |
| Fire Fighting |
Water for fighting fires |
Friction reducing, dispersion and direction control. |
| Ceramics |
Enamels, electro ceramics |
Fixing, binding, thickening agent |
| Photography |
Emulsions, gelatin solution |
Gelling, hardening agent. |
| Synthetic resins |
Polymerization, suspension, collagen dispersion |
Thickening |
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