Guar Gum
Quantity
Unit
CAS #
9000-30-0
PRODUCT
SYNONYM
Cyamopsis gum; Cyanopsis tetragonoloba; Guar gum
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FORMULA
C26H34N2O13
HAZARD
0 Non-Regulated Material
GADOLEIC ACID (C20:1)
>70.0%
PROTEIN
<10.0%
ACID INSOLUBLE MATTER
<7.0%
ETHER EXTRACT
<.1%
LEAD
<5mg/kg
STATUS
Passes Test
PH VALUE (1% AQUEOUS SOLUTION)
5.2-7.0
HEAVY METALS; USP <231>
0.002%
RETAINED ON U.S. 200 SCREEN
>75.0%
COLIFORM
<50
ERUCIC ACID (C22:1)
negative
SALMONELLA
negative per 25/g
COAGULASE POSITIVE STAPH
VISCOCITY (CS @ 25°C)
3000-4000cps
STANDARD PLATE COUNT
<10000CFU/g
YEAST
<100CFU/g
MOISTURE
<15.0%
ASH
<1.5%
ARSENIC PPM
<3mg/kg
ODOR
aq. solns. tasteless, odorless
INSOLUBILITY
in oil, greases, hydrocarbons, ketones, esters
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
220,000
SOLUBILITY
hot or cold water
NOTES
Guar gum has many uses in industrial, food and pharmaceutical applications.
Gelling agent in drilling fluids; thickens the water in order to suspend the sand and other additives.
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You may also be interested in Xanthan Gum, which serves a similar function.
For more information on Guar Gum CAS 9000-30-0:
The Guar Gum Wiki Page
CLASS
Excipients - Food Colors - Binders and Tableting Aids, Food and Beverage Chemicals - Sweeteners - Acidulants - Emulsifiers, Drilling and Completion Fluids, Shale Stablizers, Viscosifiers, Gelling AgentsGelling Agents, Natural Products, Green Chemicals - Eco-Friendly, Non GMO
FUNCTIONS
Excipients & Emulsifiers, Drilling Fluid Additives, Viscosity Modifier, Gelling Agent, Viscosity Control
INDUSTRY
Food Chemicals, Nutrition, Industrial Drilling, Oil and Gas Production, Drilling Fluid, Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracking
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