Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Gum arabic. Gum arabic ( gum acacia, gum sudani, Senegal gum and by other names [ a]) is a natural gum originally consisting of the hardened sap of two species of the Acacia tree, Senegalia senegal [ 2] and Vachellia seyal. However, the term "gum arabic" does not actually indicate a particular botanical source. [ 1]
Tara gum, produced from a different part of the tara seed, remains safe to consume. According to the FDA, tara gum has a well established safety profile and is "distinct from tara flour". [ 17 ] Tara gum is a white or beige, nearly odorless powder that is produced by separating and grinding the endosperm of T. spinosa seeds. [ 2 ]
Tragacanth. Tragacanth is a natural gum obtained from the dried sap of several species of Middle Eastern legumes of the genus Astragalus, including A. adscendens, A. gummifer, [ 1] A. brachycalyx, [ 2][ 3] and A. tragacantha. Some of these species are known collectively under the common names "goat's thorn" and "locoweed".
creosote bush, gobernadora, larreastat [ 4] Larrea tridentata, Larrea divaricata[ 4] Liver damage, [ 3][ 4][ 5] kidney problems, [ 4] Hypotension in cancer patients [ 3] Chinese herbal mixtures. Heavy metal poisoning [ 5] Coltsfoot. coughwort, farfarae folium leaf, foalswort [ 4] Tussilago farfara.
Humans have used natural gums for various purposes, including chewing and the manufacturing of a wide range of products – such as varnish and lacquerware.Before the invention of synthetic equivalents, trade in gum formed part of the economy in places such as the Arabian peninsula (whence the name "gum arabic"), West Africa, [3] East Africa and northern New Zealand ().
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Locust bean gum ( LBG, carob gum, carob bean gum, carobin, E410) is a galactomannan vegetable gum extracted from the seeds of the carob tree ( Ceratonia siliqua) and used as a thickening agent (gelling agent) in food technology .
Chemically, guar gum is an exo-polysaccharide composed of the sugars galactose and mannose. [7] The backbone is a linear chain of β 1,4-linked mannose residues to which galactose residues are 1,6-linked at every second mannose, forming short side-branches. Guar gum has the ability to withstand temperatures of 80 °C (176 °F) for five minutes. [8]
black cohosh. Garcinia cambogia. green tea extract. red yeast rice. turmeric or curcumin. “Potentially hepatotoxic botanical products are the products that contain plant-based ingredients which ...