Natural gum

Human uses

Examples

• Natural gums obtained from seaweeds:
• * Polyelectrolytes:
• ** Agar
• ** Alginic acid and sodium alginate
• ** Carrageenan
• Natural gums obtained from non-marine botanical resources:
• * Polyelectrolytes:
• ** Gum arabic, from the sap of Acacia trees
• ** Gum ghatti, from the sap of Anogeissus trees
• ** Gum tragacanth, from the sap of Astragalus shrubs
• ** Karaya gum, from the sap of Sterculia trees
• * Uncharged:
• ** Guar gum, from guar beans
• ** Locust bean gum, from the seeds of the carob tree
• ** Beta-glucan, from oat or barley bran
• ** Dammar gum, from the sap of Dipterocarpaceae trees
• ** Glucomannan, from the konjac plant
• ** Psyllium seed husks, from the Plantago plant
• ** Tara gum, from the seeds of the tara tree
• Natural gums produced by bacterial fermentation:
• * Polyelectrolytes:
• ** Gellan gum
• * Uncharged:
• ** Xanthan gum