Project Report on GUAR-GUM POWDER

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Know Guar Gum
The Guar plant 'Cyamopsis Tetragonalobus' is an annual plant. The legume is an important source of nutrition to animals and humans, it regenerates soil
nitrogen and the endosperm of Guar seed is an important hydrocolloid widely used across a broad spectrum of industries.
The 'Guar' legume plant is extremely drought resistant and thrives in semiarid regions where most plants perish. It grows best in sandy soils and areas of
West, Northwest India and parts of Pakistan.
Once upon a time, 'Guar' was used as a protein rich cattle feed. In India, the tender green Guar is also used as a vegetable and cattle feed. A severe locust
bean gum shortage, just after the Second World War, adversely affected the paper and textile industries.
Guar Gum was found to be the most suitable substitute for scarce locust bean gum. The technology of Guar Gum extraction was commercialized in 1953 in
the USA and after approximately a decade in India.
The Guar seed consists of three parts: the germ, the endosperm, and the husk. It is from the endosperm that Guar Gum is derived. A 100 kilo of beans,
minus their bean pods yields roughly 29 kilos of endosperm; 29 kilos of Guar powder.
Industrially it is used in mining, petroleum drilling and textile manufacturing. In food it is used as a thickener and as a mean of preventing ice crystal
formation in frozen desserts.
J odhpur City in the north western state of Rajasthan in India is the most ideal and important processing centre of Guar Gum and contributes approximately
40% of the worlds' Guar Gum supply.
Guar requires reasonably warm weather and a growing season of 14 to 16 weeks. It needs moderate intermittent rainfall with plenty of sunshine. Too much
precipitation can cause the plant to become more 'leafy', thereby reducing the number of pods and/or the number of seeds per pod which affects the size
and yield of seeds.
The crop is generally sown after the monsoon rainfall in the second half of J uly to early August and is harvested in late October early November. The Guar is
a naturally rain fed crop and the total size of Guar crop varies from year to year depending on the monsoon rainfall.
After harvesting, when the pods become dry through sunlight, they are beaten off and during this process, the seeds come out of the pods.
India is the major producer of Guar Seed followed by Pakistan and US. India's production fluctuates between years and has been around 2-6 lakh tons in
the recent years, accounting for 80% of the total guar produced in the world.
Around 70% of India's production comes from Rajasthan. The other producers are Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Guar Gum Powder
Gum is derived from guar seeds or cyamopsis tetragonoloba termed as Guar Gum. Guar Gum can also be termed as guaran. These seeds have high low-
shear viscosity as evaluated with other hydrocolloids like (locust bean gum). Guar Gums are effective thickeners and stabilizers.
Guar Gum is relatively cost effective as compared to other thickeners and stabilizers along with it being an effective binder, plasticizer and emulsifier. One
of the important properties of guar gum, a polysaccharide, is that it is high on galactose and mannose. Guar gum is also known as guarkernmehl, guaran,
goma guar, gomme guar and galactomannan.
Properties of Guar Gum
Guar gum has reasonably more thickening property as compared to corn starch.
Holds back the growth of ice crystal
Guar is draught resistant plant
Guar gum forms gel in water
Endosperm of guar seeds are used in many sectors of industries like mining, petroleum, drilling and textile., food products, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics,
water treatment, mining, drilling, explosives, confectioneries and many more. Since a long time Guar Gum can be also named as a hydrocolloid, is treated
as the key product for humans and animals as it has a very high nourishing property.
Regions For Growing Guar Gum
Guar Gums are produced on semi-arid regions say Gujarat, and to some extent in Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan. To get the best yield and
harvesting results of guar seeds these seeds are sown in sandy soils, in the regions like North West India and some areas of Pakistan along with major
regions in the west.
Benefits of Guar Gum
Lowering blood Glucose
Lowering insulin levels
Guar Gum Powder
The color of guar gum powder is whitish and yellowish consisting of slight odor.Cyamopsis tetragonolobus or Guar Plants endosperm derives Guar Gum.
Guar crop is basically a legume (a plant of a pea family) which grows effectively in sandy soils, with rainfall to some extent with lots of sunshine.
Guar Gum powder is obtained from ground endosperm of guar plant. The seed pods of Guar are grown in groups, 100 Kilos of beans, minus their bean
pods yields roughly 29 kilos of endosperm; 29 kilos of Guar powder.
India Followed by Pakistan and US is the key producer of Guar Seeds constituting approximately 80% of the over all production. Guar crop grows on semi
arid and sub-tropical area harvested between Octobers to November. Guar seed is the combination of three things the germ, endosperm and the husk.
Guar seed is basically the legume which regenerates the nitrogen in soil. Green Guar is the source of vegetables and also fed to cattles.
Guar Gum can also be termed as the best and appropriate substitute for locust bean gum. We offer goma guar as well as gomme guar from India.
Guar seeds are instantaneously sown after the first drizzles of the onset of monsoon i.e. in J uly. The Hay of Guar is very nutritive making it a good fodder
when mixed with wheat powder.Guar seed can also be called as a cluster bean. This Kharif legume is a highly nutritious crop used as green manure,
vegetable and green fodder. Guar Gum is extracted from Guar seeds and is grounded transforming it into Guar Gum Powder.
Quality
The processing machineries used by our company are packed with latest technologies to high quality products. The latest innovation and research has
enabled the company to absorb contemporary technologies to swiftly change with the changing scenario of technology in the market.
With every stage of production utmost care is taken that the hygiene and the nutritive element remains unperturbed and is not open to contamination at
any stage. Utmost care is taken that the microbiological substance is as low as possible with undergoing physio-chemical test as well.
Quality testing and quality control parameters are determined at every stage of production process. Quality testing parameters include testing of the
factors like:
1.A.I.R.(AcidicInsolubleResidue)
2.Moisture
3.Viscosity
4.ContentofAsh
5.SizeoftheParticle
6. Odor
7. Protein
8. Filterability
9. Gum Content
10. Color
11. Fibre
12. Granulation
13.InsolubleResidue
14.FatContent
15.pH
16.HeavyMetals
17.Arsenic
18. Lead
The Microbiological Quality Test consist of bacteriological test of the Food Grade products like Standard Plate Count, Yeast & Mould, Salmonella, E-
coli, Colliform, Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus etc.
Guar Gum Powder Number
1. HS-Code of Guar Gum Powder: 130.232.30
2. CAS No. of Guar Gum Powder: 9000-30-0
3. EEC No. of Guar Gum Powder: E412
4. BT No. of Guar Gum Powder: 1302.3290
5. EINECS No. of Guar Gum Powder: 232.536.8
6. Imco-Code: Harmless
Food Grade Guar Gum Powder
Agro gums offers a wide range of grade guar gum powder for food industries. It is used as stabilizers, thickeners and emulsifiers in food industries for
foods and food products.
Widely used in Food Industries
In Ice Cream/ :
Provides smooth and creamier texture,
Dairy Products
prevents formation of ice crystals and
quick meltdown.
In Bakery Products :
Improves texture, crumb and structure,
increases shelf life, and improves moisture
retention. It also increases dough yield,
shelf life.
In Noodles :
For Better sheet formation, as well as it
improves moisture retention, texture and
machine runnability, thereby increasing
production.
In Pet Food :
As a viscosifier.
In Pastry Ices :
Absorbs free water as well as prevents
excessive stickiness.
In Processed :
Improves texture and flavour and use as
Cheese
Stabiliser.
In Beverages :
Controls viscosity, improves body and mouth
feel and also improves shelf life.
In Soups :
For increase thickener and Stabiliser.
In Noodles :
Improves texture, form and moisture
retention.
In Meat :
Use as a binder in sausages, it absorbs free
water, improves flow rate, prevents
separation and migration.
In Dressings and :
For Thickener, emulsion stabilizer and
Sauces
improve flow properties.
Industrial Guar Gum Powder
The company supplies a wide range of industrial guar gum powders suitable for use in painting, printing, fire control, dyeing, and textiles. As a stabilizer,
thickener and suspending agent Guar gum can also be used in industrial applications and preparations.
Industrial Application
In Construction :
As waterproofing agent.
In Textiles :
For sizing and finishing.
In Cosmetics and : As conditioner and viscosifier, thickener in
Pharmaceuticals toothpastes and shampoos, binder in
tablets, to disintegrate compressed tablets
and Mild laxative and soluble dietary fiber.
In Paper : For improved sheet formation, increased
bursting strength, fold strength, denser
surface for printing and to get better finish.
In Oil Field : For increase the production rate of oil and
gas. The use of guar gum increases the oil
recovery. Guar gum is used as a surfactant,
synthetic polymer and defoamer ideally
suited for all rheological requirements of
water-based and brine-based drilling fluids.
In Oil well drilling : As Fluid-loss controlling agent and
and Fracturing additives in fracturing fluids.
In Mining : For concentration of ores and flocculation
and better recovery.
In Explosives : As water binding agent for aqueous slurry
explosives.
Cassia Tora Powder
Pet Food : It is used as thickening agent in place of
Locust Bean Gum or Carob Gum, in
conjunction with Carrageenan or xanthan gum for wet canned pet food.
Air Fresheners :
It is used in making air freshener gels.
Food Additive :
It is also used as a food additive.
Other Applications :
Cassia Tora powder is very useful in the manufacture of gels in combination of other colloids and
has potentially many food applications. Cassia powder swells in water and forms high-viscosity
aqueous colloids after it is boiled. It is used as a thickening agent in pet food and other technical
applications (e.g. emulsification, foam stabilization, moisture retention and texture improvement) at
concentrations comparable to those of other edible natural gums.