What are seed gums? What are its characteristic properties?
Seed gums are a group of polysaccharides with the following properties:
- light to dark cream colored amorphous powder characterized by forming viscous or clear solutions when dispersed or dissolved in cold or hot water.
- produce low to high viscosity depending upon the source and manufacturing process. They have property of forming high viscosity even at low concentration.
- stable over a wide range of pH (3-9).
- excellent compatibility characteristic with organic, inorganic substance including certain dyes and various constituents of food.
- effective settling properties even at lower concentration.