Gum Karaya - Dried Exudate From Sterculia Urens, High Viscosity Emulsifying Agent, Stabilizer For Food And Cosmetics

Under the supervision of our experts, we are engaged in exporting, manufacturing, supplying and trading of Gum Karaya in New Delhi, Delhi, India. It is the dried exudates obtained from the tapping of the mature sterculia urens, a tree native in India. It is also known as Indian tragacanth, it is a complex polysaccharide. The swelling capacity makes it particularly useful as a thickening agent. It possesses two outstanding characteristics its ability to form solutions of high viscosity and its high degree of stability under strongly acidic conditions.

Gum Karaya is an emulsifying agent; it works as a stabilizer and thickener in highly acidic food products. It is used as a thickener in medications, cosmetics, and denture adhesives; and as a binder and stabilizer in foods and beverages.