What is Tamarind Gum?
Tamarindus gum, also known as tamarind polysaccharides (TSP) or tamarind polysaccharides gum, is a neutral polysaccharide isolated from the endosperm (also known as the kohlrabi seed) of legume seeds Materials, easily dispersed in cold water, heated to form a viscous liquid, tamarind gum has good heat, acid, salt, freezing and thawing resistance, with a stable, emulsified, thickening,condensation, water, film The role of the strong viscosity of its aqueous solution, the viscosity from the acids and salts and other effects, is a widely used food gum.
Function of Tamarind GumTamarind gum is having applications in paper, food, textile industry etc. Recent years research has been initiated on the use of tamarind gum in pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications.Tamarind gum along with xanthan gum and hydroxypropyl cellulose (water soluble neutral polymer) used for nasal mucoadhesion studies in powder formulation. Application of Tamarind Gum
1. Tamarind gum in toothpaste application: tamarind gum can be used as a toothpaste in the binder and thickener. Toothpaste with tamarind gum has better stability.
2. tamarind gum in the detergent application: tamarind gum in the liquid detergent as a thickener and stabilizer, to ensure that the liquid detergent viscosity during storage substantially unchanged. So as to ensure that the liquid detergent has better retention on the vertical hard surface and can fully exert the cleaning effect of the detergent.
3. tamarind gum in the tobacco industry's application: tamarind gum is a good natural binder. In the tobacco industry, studies have found that tamarind gum is a good binder for the production of recycled cut tobacco.
4. tamarind gum in the pharmaceutical industry: tamarind gum used in the pharmaceutical industry it can control the release of drugs, and has high drug capacity and high thermal stability.
5. for health food: tamarind gum polysaccharide is xylooligosaccharides, it is an ideal source of dietary fiber, can play a role in prevention and treatment of hypertension, in addition, but also increase the thickness of the small intestine non-disturbance layer, Reduce the absorption of carbohydrates to prevent the occurrence of diabetes.
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