Review Article | Published: 20 September 2021

How Commercially important Tree Gum Exudates can be differentiated

Satish Kumar Sinha, Rajesh Panduranga Gunaga, Timur  R.  Ahlawat, Mahantesh  S.  Sankanur, Abhishek A. Mehta and Harsha Timmappa Hegde

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 27 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 191-196 | 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2021-LPJZP6 | Cite this article

Abstract

The commercially important tree gum exudates produced in India are gum Arabic, gum ghatti and gum karaya or Indian gum tragacanth. These gums, available in the market, are often adulterated by many other natural gums which may be inferior in quality. Therefore, identification of these gums is very essential to minimize the adulteration by comparing their physical and chemical properties. The study shows that among these properties, solubility, viscosity and colour can be used along with confirmatory chemical tests for differentiating commercial gums. The paper highlights the details of physical properties of the gums and chemical tests to differentiate between these gums.

Keywords

Adhesiveness, Adulteration, Chemical test, Exudates, Latex, Mucilage, Optical rotation, Viscosity

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Sinha, S.K., Gunaga, R.P., Ahlawat, T.R., Sankanur, M.S., Mehta, A.A. and Hegde, H.T., 2020. How Commercially important Tree Gum Exudates can be differentiated. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 27(4), pp.191-196. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2021-LPJZP6

Publication History

Manuscript Received on 30 March 2021

Manuscript Revised on 14 August 2021

Manuscript Accepted on 18 August 2021

Manuscript Published on 20 September 2021

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