Guar gum: processing, properties and food applications—A Review
Production. Guar gum is a gelforming galactomannan obtained by grinding the endosperm portion of Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, a leguminous plant grown for centuries mainly in India and Pakistan where it is a most important crop that has long been used as food for humans and animals (Chandirami 1957).The guar plant is essentially a sunloving plant, tolerant of high environmental temperatures but ...