Locust Bean Gum

Locust bean gum derived from the seeds of locust bean. It is obtained through a series of several processes such as crushing the seeds, filtering the crushed seeds and then the endosperm present in the seeds is removed separately by grinding process. Later on the endosperm obtained from the bean seeds will be processed to get gum powder and then finally packed.

Locust bean gum powder contains the following properties,

• Moisture controlling agent
• Viscous agent
• Stabilizer
• Thickening agent
• Improves Elasticity
• Texture modifier, etc

The thickening and viscous property make this product stay suitable for several manufacturing industries and some of the important industrial applications of Locust extract are,

Food Industry-It is used in food processing industry to thicken food products such as ice creams, cheese condiments, bakery products, baby foods, desserts, sausages, salads, fruit extract syrup, etc. Cosmetic Industries- Cosmetic product production finds locust gum powder to be a best ingredient in making lotion, creams, etc.

Pet food- Locust gum powder is applied as a thickening agent in pet food production. It is considered as an important ingredient for the same.