Applications
Confectionery
In confectionary, it is used as moisture retaining agent, dough controller, binding agent, film forming agent, jelling agent, agar and gelatin replacer and glazing agent.
Used in: Breads, cakes, pastries, biscuits, chocolate, jellies.
Frozen Foods
In frozen foods, Guar Gum works as crystal growth controller and moisture loss controller.
Used in: Ice creams, soft serves, frozen cakes.
Beverages
It is used as suspending agent in fruit beverages that maintains viscosity and improves mouth feel.
Used in: Cocoa drinks, fruit juices, sugar free drinks.
Dairy Product
It improves texture and tenderness, maintains color and viscosity uniformly. It adds mouth feel to the dairy products.
Used in: Yogurt, desserts, mousse, cheese
Ketchup and Pickles
It adds free flowing properties of sauces and reduces separation between water and oils.
Used in: Sausage, pickles, barbecue, salad dressing.
Pet Food
It is a thickener, stabilizing and suspending agent for veterinary preparations. It forms gels and retains moisture.
Used in: Veterinary preparations, calf milk replacer.
Oil & Gas Well Drilling
Guar gum is used as a stabilizing, thickening and suspending agent in drilling fluids. As a viscosity enhancer, guar gum helps to balance the viscosity levels of the drilling mud.
Mining & Construction
It acts as floating agent, flocculating or setting agent, foam stabilizer, back water generator.
Used in: Concentration of ore, filtration.
Paper Industry
it a useful polymer for paper industry due to its cost effectiveness. It increases fold, tensile, strength, pick and pulp hydration. Simultaneously it decreases the porosity and improves finish.
Used in: Wrapping papers, crafts, photographic paper, filter.
Textile Industry
It is used as a dispersant and thickening agent for dyes in textile printing.
Used in: Cotton, rayon, silk, wool sizing, carpet printing.
Toothpaste
Functions: It is used in paste forming due to high viscosity & lubrication properties. It works as detergent compatible thickener, lubricator, suspender & film forming agent.
Used in: Toothpaste, ointments, conditioners.
Cream & Cosmetics
Functions: It works as thickening agent, lubricating agent, suspending agent, detergent compatible thickener, protective colloids, film forming agent in cosmetic industry.
Used in: Lipstick, Shaving cream, hair shampoos.
Protein Supplements
Guar gum is high in fibre. It supports the health of digestive system.
Used in: Protein Powder, Whey Protein, Organic protein, BCAA, Pre Biotic Drinks, Weight Gainers.
Meat and Fish Productss
The use of Guar Gum provides an environment for a desirable texture by interacting with hydrocolloid.
Used in: Canned Meats, Canned Fish, Meat Balls, Chicken Strips, Poultry, Sausages.
Pharmaceuticals
It is used as a binder & disintegrating agent in tablet perpetration. In laxative, it is used to increase intestinal transit time and to increase stool. It acts as suspending agents in anti-inflammatory drugs.
Used in: Laxatives, sustained release drug, vitamins, syrups.
- Suspensions
- Anti-acid formulations
- Tablet binding and disintegration agent
- Controlled drug delivery systems
- Slimming aids
- Nutritional foods
Other IndustriAL USage
Many other industrial usage includes: Water based paints, explosives, photography, diapers and sanitary towels, water treatment, firefighting, incense sticks, mosquito coils & mats, soups, snacks, puddings, noodles, gem, ceramics, synthetic resin, wallpapers, polishes, battery electrolytes, printing inks, suspension for spraying plant seeds and many more.