"Seed gums (galactomannans) are classed as a 'thickener/vegetable gum' in foods and are also used in a range of non-food applications including textile and paper manufacturing. The main sources of seed gums on the world market are carob (locust bean) and guar. An increasingly important gum is sourced from Senna tora and Senna obtusifolia in India. Australia currently imports all of its seed gum requirements, the bulk of which are used as a gelling agent in canned pet foods..."--p. vi
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"October 2001"
Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://www.rirdc.gov.au/reports/Index.htm
"Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, New Plant Products Research and Development"--Cover
"Shaping the future"--Cover
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2001 Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation