*1,0 % aq. sol., 25°C, Brookfield RVT DII, spindle RV3, 12rpm

What is Tara Gum?

• Origin: Tara shrub Caesalpinia tinctoria and related Caesalpinia species.

• Production: Separation and pulverization of the endosperms of the seed (Caesalpinia tinctoria).

• Basic elements: D-Mannose (70-80 %), D-Galactose (20-30 %).

• Galactose/Mannose-Ratio: average 1:3.

• Glycosidic bond, β-1,4 (main chain), α-1,6 (short Galactose side chain), transition, from linear to low branch.

Main properties

• Tara Gum is a non ionic polysaccharid.

• Tara Gum solutions show pseudoplasticity.

• The viscosity increases exponentially by concentration.

• Tara Gum shows good solubility at room temperature, the solving velocity increases with higher temperature.