Guar and Cassia Gum Opportunities

Agro Gums is presenting its Guar Gum Powder (E412) and Cassia Gum Powder (E427, E499) solutions at the show. These include thickeners gelling agents, emulsifiers, stabilisers, bonding agents, natural fibre and texturing agents.

Guar gum powder (E412) is an invisible ingredient that is widely used in food products. Its popularity stems from the fact that it is both water – soluble natural product that is both non – allergenic and easy- to – use. It helps to increase production, Pre-vent the formation of ic crystals, and improve elasticity, texture, shape and mouthfeel. It also acts as a food lubricant, water binder, filmfomming and moisture-loss controller. Guar gum is commonly found in food, beverage, bakery, confectionery, frozen food, meat products, dairy products, pet food and animal feed.

Cassia gum powder (E427, E499) is natural gelling agent. However, it is unable to form gels on its own, but it does form gels in combination with carrageenan, agar agar and xanthan gums, and as a result is a cost – effective ingredient. It is widely used in wet canned food products to improve texture and stability. Recently cassia gum powder was approved for use in the food industry in European countries, providing new opportunities

Agro Gums is ISO 9001:2008 ISO 2000:2005, GMP, US FDA kosher and halal – certified. It is committed to high standards in operation and quality, and has a separate plant for each product. The company exports to the US, European and Latin American countries, Canada, South Korea, Australia, China, Russia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Zealand, Japan, UAE and Iran.

The company also exports guar meal (guar churi and guar kurma). Guar refined split, cassia meal, cassia tora seed and cassia tora splits.

This article has been written by Biren Patel working at Agro Gums. Agro Gums is a guar and cassia gum manufacturing company offering high quality guar gum powder, fast hydration guar gum powder, cassia powder, guar splits and guar meal to satisfy the production requirements of various industries across the world.