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guar gum (gum (material), organic material, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Guar is a yellowish-white powder which is dispersible in hot or cold water, obtained from the seed of the guar plant Cyamopsis tetragonoloba grown commercially in India and the United States. The water-soluble portion (approx. 85% by wt.) is called guaran and consists of polysaccharides of mannose (63%) and galactose (35%) and about 5-7% wt. of protein. Aqueous solutions of guar have a neutral pH and may be turn into a gel by the addition of small amounts of Borax. Guar gum is used as dye solution thickeners in textile printing, for texture and stabilization in food products and as a strengthener in paper.
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| guar gum (preferred,C,U,C,English-P,D,U,U)
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| gum, guar (C,U,,English,UF,U,U)
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| Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (C,U,S,English,UF,U,U)
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| guar (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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| guaran (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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Materials Facet |
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.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ materials (substances) (G) |
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............ <materials by composition> (G) |
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................ organic material (G) |
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.................... gum (material) (G) |
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........................ guar gum (G) |
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