Cassia Tora Gum Powder
Description
Cassia Tora Gum Powder
Cassia gum, flour from the endosperm of Cassia Tora is well suited for use in the manufacture of gels in combination of other colloids and has potentially numerous food applications. 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. Cassia Gum is approved for use in Europe and is listed as a stabilizer (thickening and gelling agent) in the manufacture of canned pet foods (for cats and dogs). It is also approved for use in Japan and is listed as a food additive.
Gelling properties of refined cassia gum powder:
Refined Cassia gum is a high number of galactose side chains prohibit the synergistic gelling effect with anionic polymers. As a result, a smaller amount of hydrocolloid blend containing cassia gum is needed in a food product to achieve the same effect as with carrageenan alone or blends of carrageenan with other related galactomannans.
Cassia Tora Seed different Name
| Popular Name(s): | Cassia Tora, Foetid Cassia, Tora, Sickle Senna, Wild Senna, Sickle Pod, Coffee Pod |
| Hindi | Charota an Chakvad |
| Gujarati | Puwad , Kawaria |
| Bengali | Chakunda |
| Malayalam | Chakramandrakam |
| Sanskrit | Chakramarda & Dadmari |
| Chinese, pinyin | jué míng zi , 决明子 |
| Japanese | ebisu-gusa, エビスグサ |
| Korean | Gyeolmyeongja, 결명자; |
| Portuguese | fedegoso |
Application of Cassia Tora Gum Powder
- Gelling Agent
- Thickener
- Emulsifier
- Stabilizer
- moisture retention agents
- Texturizing Agent
- Bonding agent
Pet Food
Applications: Dry Food, Wet Food, Canned pet food, Snacks, Dog Food, Cat Food
Function: cassia gum for use as a thickening agent, gelling agent and stabilizer in pet foods
Cattle Feed & Poultry Feed
Applications : Cow Food, Bird Food ,
Functions :- cassia gum for use as a thickening agent, gelling agent and stabilizer
Dairy Products
Applications: Cream, Cheese, Yogurt, desserts, Ice cream
Function: Its helps maintain homogeneity and texture of ice creams and sherbets. As a thickener.
Baked Goods
Applications:- Donuts, Bread Cookies, Cakes, Biscuits Functions:- To increases dough yield, gives greater resiliency, and improves texture and shelf life in pastry fillings, it prevents weeping of the water in the filling, keeping the pastry crust crisp.
Food
Applications : Noodles, Snacks, pasta, meat
Functions: Improve texture, Thickening.
Personal Care Products
Applications:- Cosmetics, Toiletries, Hair oil, Shampoo, Soap, Gel
Functions :- Cassia tora use in personal care products as a surfactant, a water soluble agent and an active ingredient.
Pharmaceutical Products
Applications :- Medicines, Drugs, creams, gels, pastes, ointments, tablets, gel capsules, suppositories, anti-fungal foams, eye drops
Functions:- Cassia tora derivatives use as a thickener and lubricant in medical products.
Specification Of Cassia Tora Gum Powder
| Name | Cassia Gum , Cassia tora gum powder |
| Appearance | Yellow White Powder |
| Odour | Odourless |
Physical And Chemical Property
| Moisture | 12 % (max.) |
| Ph (1% M) | 5-6 % |
| Gum Content | 80 % (min.) |
| Protein | 12 % (max.) |
| Starch | Negative |
| Fat | 0.8 % (max.) |
| Ash Content | 1 % (max.) |
| Acid Insoluble Residue | 3 % (max.) |
Heavy Particle
| Lead | 0.1 ppm Max |
| Cadmium | 0.1 ppm Max |
| Pb | 10 ppm Max |
| Arsenic | 0.03 ppm Max |
| Mercury | 0.03 ppm Max |
Mesh
| 60 Mesh | 85-100% pass |
| 100 Mesh | 85-100% pass |
Microbiological
| Acrobic Plate Count / Gms. | 5000 Max |
| Yeast and Mold / Gms | 100 Max |
| Salmonella / 25 Gms. | Absent |
| E. Colli / 10 Gms | Absent |
| Colliform | Absent |
Gel strength |
500 Min |
Hot Viscosities
Hot Viscosity 5% sol. Brookfield. Spindle No. 7, 20 RPM @ 25° C. TEMP, 50,000 – 100,000 CPS
Packing
25 Kg HDPE Poly woven paper bag with inside liner
