Thickening agents tragacanth

Other natural polysaccharides used as thickening agents include gum arabic, gum tragacanth and xanthan gum, but these are of diminishing significance nowadays. 

Other polysaccharides have found widespread application Gums, which are complex, highly branched polysaccharides produced by plants, form very viscous solutions in water at low concentrations. Examples such as gum tragacanth have been used as thickening agents in foods in place of starch and to alter the texture of ice cream. 

USE As denture adhesive as binder in paper manuf as stabilizer, thickener, texturizer, emulsifier in foods as thickening agent for dyes in textile industry. A substitute for gum tragacanth. 

S Tragacanth finds wide use in the textile industry as a thickening agent for siz- ing and printing of various fabrics and for stiffening silks and crepes. It is also... 

A naproxen oral suspension (Table 5.13) is an example for using tragacanth as a thickening agent. It is combined with sucrose and for taste improvement sodium chloride is added. 

Gum tragacanth is used as a thickening agent and a stabilizer in salad dressings (0.4-1.2%) and in fillings and icings in baked goods. As an additive in ice creams (0.5%), it provides a soft texture. 

Tragacanth is used as a thickening agent, emulsifier and stabiliser in salad dressings, ice creams, pastry fillings and other products. 

Storage Store in tightly closed containers in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated area away from oxidizing agents and sources of extreme heat Uses Protective colloid stabilizer, vise, control agent, thickener, emulsifier in cosmetics, foods, pharmaceuticals thickener for textile dyes textile coatings denture adhesive binder in paper mfg. pharmaceuticals (tablet excipient, bulk laxative) substitute for gum tragacanth... 

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