Gum Karaya Powder

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The major use of Gum Karaya is as a bulk laxative in view of its ability to form a mucilaginous gel on contact with water. For their use, the Gum is ground to a granule size of 8-30mesh. These granules have a capacity to absorb and after and swell to 70-100% times their original value. The Gum is neither digested nor absorbed by the body . The Gum has also been used in a limited way as a wet end additive in paper manufacture in conjunction with starches.