Origin

Gum Karaya (gum sterculia) is the gum-exudation of different species of Sterculia trees. The harvesting areas are mostly situated in West-Africa and India.

Properties

Gum Karaya is of 100% plant origin.

The gum has a distinctive odour of acetic acid.

When mixed with water, gum karaya produces a mucilage of variable colour and transparence, depending on the grade used.

Uses

Gum Karaya has been used for a long time in traditional African an Indian cooking, mainly for its preventive, curative and texturizing properties. Today it is essentially used in the pharmaceutical field.

Its application in the food industry is the same as for gum tragacanth.

Pharmaceutical specialities

Bulk laxatives (granules)
Adhesive compounds (colostomy rings, denture adhesive)

Dietary products

Ingredient in slimming diets (feeling of satiety)

Flavors and other food products

Texturizing and stabilizing agent
Ready-to-use sauces

Technical products

Drilling muds
Textile : finishing

As a world-leader of gum Karaya processing, ALLAND & ROBERT offers a large variety of gum karaya : from granules to powder.

We have a thourough experience of alternative treatments in order to improve the bacteriological quality of this gum (especially to avoid ethylene oxyde treatment).

New :

ALLAND & ROBERT have developed a new flash heat treatment for the decontamination of gum Karaya