Tragacanth Gum

Description

Tragacanth Gum

Gum tragacanth is the natural exudate from Southwest Asiatic Astragalus species, mainly found in Iran and Turkey. Gum exudes after hand incisions made on the root of the plant and is collected in the shape of ribbons or flakes.
Other Notes
A complex mixture of polysaccharides including tragacanthin and bassorin.
Packaging
1 kg in poly bottle
**0, **0 g in poly bottle
Application
When mixed with water, tragacanth yields a colloidal hydrosol. The bassorin fraction (which consists of approx. ****0% of the compound) swells to form a gel. This swelling gives the gum tragacanth the ability to form thick, viscous dispersions and pastes. It is an effictive emulsion stabilizer.
General description
Tragacanth is a gum commonly found in the sap of various Middle Eastern legumes. It is commonly used as freezing-embedding medium for tissue preservation.