Tragacanth Manufacturer Newgreen Tragacanth Supplement
Product Description
Tragacanth is a natural gum obtained from the dried sap of several species of Middle Eastern legumes of the genus Astragalus [18]. It is a viscous, odorless, tasteless, water-soluble mixture of polysaccharides.
Tragacanth provides thixotrophy to a solution (forms pseudoplastic solutions). The maximum viscosity of the solution is achieved after several days, due to the time taken to hydrate completely.
Tragacanth is stable at a pH range of 4-8.
It is a better thickening agent than acacia.
Tragacanth is used as a suspending agent, emulsifier, thickener, and stabilizer.
COA
| Items | Specifications | Results |
| Appearance | White Powder | White Powder |
| Assay | 99% | Pass |
| Odor | None | None |
| Loose Density(g/ml) | ≥0.2 | 0.26 |
| Loss on Drying | ≤8.0% | 4.51% |
| Residue on Ignition | ≤2.0% | 0.32% |
| PH | 5.0-7.5 | 6.3 |
| Average molecular weight | <1000 | 890 |
| Heavy Metals(Pb) | ≤1PPM | Pass |
| As | ≤0.5PPM | Pass |
| Hg | ≤1PPM | Pass |
| Bacterial Count | ≤1000cfu/g | Pass |
| Colon Bacillus | ≤30MPN/100g | Pass |
| Yeast & Mold | ≤50cfu/g | Pass |
| Pathogenic Bacteria | Negative | Negative |
| Conclusion | Conform with specification | |
| Shelf life | 2 years when properly stored | |
Funtion
Tragacanth is a natural gum obtained from the dried sap of several species of Middle Eastern legumes (Ewans, 1989). Gum tragacanth is a less common in food products than other gums that can be used for similar purposes, so the commercial cultivation of tragacanth plants has generally not seemed economically worthwhile in the West.
When used as a coating agent, tragacanth (2%) did not decrease the fat content of a fried potato but it had a positive impact on the sensory properties (flavour, texture and colour) (Daraei Garmakhany et al., 2008; Mirzaei et al., 2015). In another study, shrimp samples were coated with 1.5% tragacanth gum. It was observed that samples had higher water content and less fat due to the good coating pick-ups. Possible explanations were related to the high apparent viscosity of tragacanth coating or to its high adherence (Izadi et al., 2015)
Application
This gum has been used in traditional medicine as an ointment for burns and healing superficial wounds. Tragacanth stimulates the immune system and is recommended to strengthen the immune system of people who have undergone chemotherapy. It is also recommended for treating bladder infections and preventing the formation of kidney stones. It is recommended for the treatment of many infections, especially viral diseases as well as respiratory diseases. Tragacanth is used in toothpaste, creams and skin lotions and moisturizers in the role of suspender, stabilizer and lubricant, and in the printing, painting and paint paste industries in the role of stabilizer (Taghavizadeh Yazdi et al, 2021). Fig. 4 shows chemical and physical structure of five types of hydrocolloids based on plant gums. Table 1-C reports new researche on the five types of hydrocolloids based on plant gums.
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