Guar Gum - Natural & Versatile Thickening Agent

UBA International's Guar Gum is a premium quality, natural product extracted from the finest guar beans.
Known for its excellent thickening and stabilizing properties, our guar gum is ideal for food, cosmetics, and industrial applications.

Guar gum

Product Overview

UBA International's Guar Gum

Guar Gum belongs to the pea family that is majorly produced in India and Pakistan and the minor producers being China, Africa, the USA, Australia, and a few more. Reputed manufacturers and exporters use an advanced process to de-husk, screen mill, and further pulverised to obtain refined guar powder that is used in diverse industries. This gum is extracted from the guar bean and is extensively used as a thickening agent and emulsifier in food industries.

ETO free Guar gum powder exporters claim it to have almost eight times better than corn starch or similar food agents. It is added in sauces, jams, dairy products, and baking mixes to give a good thickening to a product so that a nice consistency is achieved. ETO free Guar gum manufacturers also cater to a plethora of industries like the oil drilling, paper manufacturing, construction, mining, textiles, printing, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, beverage, food industry, pet foods and much more. Industrial products which make massive use of it include body lotions, instant soups, yogurts, coconut, bottled soya and almond milk.

It has immense properties of stabilisation, thickening, texturization, and emulsification.

Advantages of Guar Gum

  • It possesses double the ability to thicken than flour and almost eight times that of the corn starch powder.
  • Its usage avoids the formation of any lump and does not break down easily like the corn starch. It eliminates the need for heat to thicken and can get to hydrate itself very quickly.
  • Experts suggest the appropriate ratio which works well with Ethylene Oxide free guar gum manufacturers as an excess of it may form lumps in the whole recipe.
  • Almost Seventy Percent of the food industry applications of the fast-paced industries use the guar gum powder due to its varied and multiple benefits. It is also expected to grow exponentially looking at the current demand scenario.

It is always wise to opt for a reputed Ethylene Oxide free guar gum powder exporter as this miraculous powder offers health benefits like reduction of weight and easy bowel movement. The guar gum powder needs to be boiled in hot water and is beneficial for people who want a reduction of weight as it reduces the calories inside the human body. The water retention capacity of the Guar Powder is also eight times more than the corn starch. It is an effective natural alternative for baking and cooking and a great ingredient in the preparation of gluten-free flours for household and beauty concoctions.

Medicinal Properties of Guar Gum Powder

  • Its healing properties are ideal to cure snakebites and boost the vision and power of the eyes.
  • The inherent anti-bacterial properties can fight skin diseases like fungal infections and ringworms.
  • If toddlers face the constipation problem along with fever and cold this remedial measure can be started immediately. It also helps to manage teething issues in children. It has potential health maintenance capacities and can fight against typhoid effectively.

This gum has the property of getting dispersed into the water while hydrating and swelling quickly to form a viscous solution. The viscosity depends on factors like temperature, pH value, agitation rate, size of the particle, and concentration. Lower Temperatures mean lower viscosity. Reputable manufacturers also suggest that above the temperature of 80 degrees the final viscosity gets slightly reduced. While choosing the quality it is also essential to check for the finer gum powder as it swells up more rapidly than the coarsely powdered gum.

Application of Guar Gum Powder in Different Industries

  • Food & Dairy: Used in ice creams and soft serves to control the growth of crystals, moisture & freezing point.
  • Bakery: In breads, cakes & pastries it is used as a moisture retaining and binding agent that makes them soft and spongy.
  • Beverages: Used as a suspending agent to improve mouth feel and maintain viscosity.
  • Pharmaceuticals: Widely used as a binding & disintegrating agent in manufacturing of tablets.
  • Paper Industry: Used in manufacturing of paper and crafts to help increase tensile strength.
  • Textile Industry: Used in silk, rayon, and cotton to increase the strength of the wrap and reduce the dusting of the sizing machine.
  • Cosmetics: A natural polymer with water solubility properties, making it perfect for the cosmetics sector focused on plant-based products.

Guar Gum Powder Packaging

With Ethylene Oxide free guar gum powder, packaging is crucial. At UBA International, special attention is given to this important process. Bulk guar gum products are packed with special care. With standard measures and appropriate bag-sizes, the packing is done while carefully filling the products. This efficient packing is performed with safety and quality during any sort of transit & storage. Various sizes available are 800, 900 – 1000 kg circular woven HDPE bags. Guar gum powder is also offered in various types of sizes with flexible multi-walled paper bag packaging.

Guar Gum Powder Properties

  • Guar gum acts as a gelling agent in water.
  • Surprisingly, the guar gum plant is drought resistant.
  • Guar gum has rationally more thickening properties than corn starch.
  • Guar gum prevents the growth of ice crystals.
  • Odourless, with dissolving capacity in both cold and hot water, making high viscosity paste.

Superior Quality & The Guar Gum Suppliers

From more than 10 years, we are the top Guar Gum suppliers for food industries, medical sector, textile industries, paper mills, cosmetics etc. Quality is of utmost importance to us at UBA International. We have a strict adherence towards our quality policy. Our quality assurance department ensures run-through, in-depth & detailed tests on raw materials, semi-finished & finished goods. Our facilities are well-equipped, maintained, modernised & with all latest technology with high quality standards.

The factors which majorly affect the physical & chemical levels in guar gum include odour, fat contents, colors, moisture level, protein, pH level, granulation, gum content ratio, ability to filter, dissolvability, ash content, viscosity and more. UBA International has a special microbiological department that performs various types of processes to control bacterial influence and test food grade compliance, including checks for mold, yeast, standard plate count, coli & E-coli, Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus & Salmonella.

Guar Gum Suppliers Techniques To Make Best Thickening

Since guar gum doesn't require heat for thickening, it is able to work even at room temperature (20 to 40°C for desirable viscosity). Guar gum is tasteless so it does not add any flavour to the target product. You have to make sure it is added in the right amount — if added in bulk, a gummy paste will form that is completely useless. Stir well to get the right thicker paste for your particular application. Today, guar gum is the best substitute for corn starch or flour worldwide and is widely accepted by food industries. Guar gum is added in salads for garnishing and its utilization in the food industry is just remarkable.

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