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Cassia Gum

Cassia Gum Powder is also known as cassia powder, cassia tora powder, cassia tora splits powder.

Cassia Gum - A Natural Gelling Agent which has industrial and food applications is made commercially from the seed. Cassia grows in hot, wet, tropical climates both wild and commercially.

Cassia is a tonic, carminative and stimulant. Cassia contains 1-2 % volatile cassia oil, which is mainly responsible for the spicy aroma and taste.

Cassia Gum is a food additive also known as senna obtusifolia or cassia tora. Cassia gum is a naturally occurring polymer with mannose and galactose as its repeating units. Cassia gum forms high viscosity by swelling in water after it is boiled.

Cassia Gum Powder is the purified flour from the endosperm of the seeds of cassia obtusifolia and cassia tora which belong to the leguminosae family.

  • Applications

    • Medicinal uses - Cassia tora powder has properties, useful in healing skin diseases like ring worm, psoriasis and itch. With additional natural gelling property Cassia Tora is also useful as gelling additives.
    • Food Industry
    • Textiles Industry
    • Pharmaceuticals
    • Personal care
    • Water treatment
    • Health care
    • Explosives and others
    • Nutraceuticals
    • Paper
    • Cosmetics
    • Oil drilling
    • Tobacco Industry
    • Mining