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We offer guar gum powder in different grades as per its industrial applications. It is a white to yellowish white powder and nearly odorless. If dissolved in hot or cold water it forms a paste of high viscosity.
Industrial Application
# Textile industry – sizing, finishing and printing
# Paper industry – improved sheet formation, folding and denser surface for printing
# Explosives industry – as waterproofing agent mixed with ammonium nitrate, nitroglycerin etc.
# Pharmaceutical industry – as binder or as disintegrator in tablets
# Cosmetics and toiletries industries – thickener in toothpastes, Conditioner in shampoos (usually in a chemically modified version)
# Oil and gas drilling, hydraulic fracturing
# Mining
# Hydro seeding – formation of seed bearing "guar tack"
Food Application
The largest market for guar gum is in the food industry.
Application includes:
* Baked goods - increases dough yield, gives greater resiliency, and improves texture and shelf life; in pastry fillings, it prevents "weeping" (syneresis) of the water in the filling, keeping the pastry crust crisp.
* Dairy - thickens milk, yogurt, kefir, and liquid cheese products; helps maintain homogeneity and texture of ice creams and sherbets
* Meat - functions as lubricant and binder.
* Dressing and sauces - improves the stability and appearance of salad dressings, barbecue sauces, relishes, ketchups and others
* Misc. - Dry soups, sweet desserts, Canned fish in sauce, frozen food items and animal feed.