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adminMarch 30, 2019September 10, 2024Cassia Powder

Cassia powder is obtained from the seed of Cassia tora. The cassia tora is a wild plant which is found in tropical countries like India, Afghanistan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan. The cassia plant is well popular for its medicinal properties. The biological name of the plant is Cassia Tora Linn. The Cassia Tora powder contains alkaloids, flavonoids, cinnamaldehyde, tannins, gum, mannitol, coumarins & essential oils as the main component.

Colloid is a substance that allows microscopically dispersed insoluble particles of one substance to be suspended in another substance. This can be solid, liquid or bubbles of gas. A hydrocolloid is a substance that has colloid particles within a water base.

adminAugust 31, 2018September 10, 2024Cassia Powder

Cassia Gum Powder is known as Caesalpiniaceae is a wild crop that is been found in most parts of India as a weed. It is a natural gelling agent that contains 1-2% volatile cassia oil that is mainly responsible for spicy aroma and taste. Its primary chemical constituents include cinnamaldehyde, gum, tannins, mannitol, coumarins, and essential oils. Cassia Gum Powder is been used as a thickener, emulsifier, stabilizer etc. Also, Cassia Powder, when combined with different Hydrocolloids such as Carrageenan or Xanthan gum, forms gels with a unique property.

adminJuly 17, 2018September 10, 2024Cassia Powder

Cassia Powder is derived from Cassia Tora. It is a medicinal plant that is commonly found in some states of India. It has been used as the home and natural remedy for several ailments for ages. The multi-purpose herb is also applied in diverse industries such as Food & Beverages, Cosmetics, Pharmaceuticals, and many more due to its exceptional properties.

adminFebruary 7, 2018September 10, 2024Cassia Powder, Guar Korma

The guar gum or the guaran is the endosperm polysaccharide of the seed from the guar plant calledCyamopsisTetragonolobus. It is in the family of the leguminosae and the plant naturally grows in India and Pakistan. The production of this plant has currently spread to the rest of the world including the United States. The guaran is a galactomanans, and is a relatively large polymer with a high molecular weight and it rapidly hydrates in cold water to give a highly viscous and thixotropic solution. With these properties, the gum produced from this plant has many industrial uses.

adminJanuary 19, 2018September 10, 2024Cassia Powder

The cassia tora plant belongs to the leguminosae family and produces seeds and splits that have been found to have numerous industrial applications. The plant grows in hot, wet and tropical climates. Like other hydrocolloids, the cassia gum is derived from the endosperm of the seeds of the cassia tora plant. Harvesting is done when the seeds are ready and mature, mainly in the months of November to January. Endosperm halves, also called cassia tora splits are separated from the husk in a combination of processes, and the resulting splits, milled to form cassia tora powder.

adminDecember 29, 2017September 10, 2024Cassia Powder

The cassia obtusifolia or the cassia tora plant is in the Caesalpinaceae plant family and occurs mostly in the Indian sub continent, Nepal, China, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Bhutan. It is an accepted food additive produced through grinding the seeds to give the cassia gum powder. Currently, India is the largest manufacturer of the cassia gum powder. The demand for the cassia gum powder is due to its usage in the food and beverage industry from manufacturers around the world and also the increasing usage in the food and feed industry.

adminOctober 10, 2016September 10, 2024Cassia Gum, Cassia Powder

Also known as sickle senna or senna pod, Cassia Tora-a dicot legume is mostly found in the Sothern part of western pacific and south eastern Asia. It is one of the plants, which form the roots to tips finds all-purpose use. India, China, Pakistan and many other south eastern countries are the major producers of Cassia Tora Powder. Being very affordable, the plant is widely grown and provides an economical advantage. Its wide application helps sustenance farmers and urban families to benefit for its nutritional as well as medicinal values. There are various uses of the planted. They are stated as follows:

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