Gum Karaya
Gum karaya (sterculia gum) is the dried gummy exudate from Sterculia urens Roxburgh and other species of Sterculia (Family: Sterculiaceae) or from Cochlospermun gossipium or other species of Cochlospermun kunth (Family: Bixaceae). Gum karaya is also known as Indian tragacanth. Structurally, Gum Karaya is acetylated rhamnogalacturonan (rhamnose and galacturonic acid)