Guar Gum: An Allied in Food Industry

Polysaccharides are polymeric molecules of several moiety sugars linked by glycosidic bond; which can have a high polymerization grade, and hence, high molecular weight. Vegetal polysaccharides are the most important in food, they are found in leaves, peels, exudates, fruits, seeds, etc. In this sen...

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Autores: Castañeda-Ovando, Araceli, González-Aguilar, L. A., Granados-Delgadillo, M. A., Chávez-Gómez, U. J.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO
Repositorio:PÄDI Boletín Científico de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería del ICBI
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repository.uaeh.edu.mx:article/4988
Acceso en línea:https://repository.uaeh.edu.mx/revistas/index.php/icbi/article/view/4988
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:guar gum
food additive
polysaccharide
texture
food industry
goma guar
aditivo alimentario
polisacárido
textura
industria alimentaria
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Sumario:Polysaccharides are polymeric molecules of several moiety sugars linked by glycosidic bond; which can have a high polymerization grade, and hence, high molecular weight. Vegetal polysaccharides are the most important in food, they are found in leaves, peels, exudates, fruits, seeds, etc. In this sense, guar gum is a polysaccharide extracted from Cyamopsis tetragonoloba plant, due to its characteristics, is widely used in food industry as texture improver in products like bread, yogurt, cakes, sausages, among others. In the present review, the main properties of guar gum, its stability, and its applications in several fields of food industry are presented.