Uses of Gum Ghatti As A Bio-Based Emulsifier, Stabilizer, and Thickener In Different Industries

Industries like Food & Beverages, Cosmetics, Pharmaceuticals, Adhesives & Sealants and Paints & Coatings are constantly in search of a product that serves the multi-functional properties of bio-based emulsifiers, stabilizers and thickeners to achieve sustainable and industry-specific goals of cost-effectively. One such product that is famous for its versatile qualities is Gum Ghatti.

Gum Ghatti (Indian Gum) is extracted from the bark of the Anogeissus latifolia tree (Dhawda). Gum Ghatti is widely used as a useful ingredient for bio-based emulsifiers, stabilizers and thickeners in different industries. 

In this blog, let us understand the different innovative uses of gum ghatti as a bio-based emulsifier, stabilizer and thickener 

Gum Ghatti as a Bio-based Emulsifier 

Emulsification involves mixing two liquids, especially oil and water to form a stable mixture. It plays an important role in different industries to blend different ingredients. In the food, Beverages & Cosmetic industries gum ghatti creates a stable emulsion to enhance texture and improve the consistency of different food products and as a natural & bio-based alternative to synthetic ingredients.

In the Pharmaceutical Industry, Gum Ghatti provides stability and efficiency in the formulation of liquid-based medicine to ensure that all the active ingredients remain evenly distributed throughout their shelf-life which provides non-toxic and safe uses.

Gum Ghatti as a Bio-Based Stabilizer

Stabilization is the process that maintains uniformity and consistency of the mixture or formula and ensures homogeneity, quality and longevity of the products. It is an essential process that helps to enhance the emulsification process in different industries. 

Gum Ghatti acts as a bio-based stabiliser to prevent separation and enhance texture across multiple industries. It is an organic gum that is an alternative to synthetic stabilisers. For example, in the ice cream industry, Gum Ghatti is used to stabilize the mixture to prevent the formation of large ice crystals for a smoother and creamy consistency that is essential to achieve high-quality ice-creams.

If we talk about the pharmaceutical industry, Gum Ghatti is a natural polysaccharide that can be used in the formulation of injectable medicine that requires stability with safety that can help to prevent the aggregation of protein molecules of the medicine.

Gum Ghatti as a Bio-based Thickener

Various industries use thickening agents to increase the viscosity and thickness of the liquids. These thickening agents absorb the water or other liquids to form a gel-like structure or create binding properties with other ingredients to get a thicker texture. Gum Ghatti is an organic gum that serves a bio-based thickening property to improve the texture of the product naturally in different industries. 

In the cosmetic and personal care industries, gum ghatti acts as a natural thickening agent to improve the consistency, texture, spreadability and viscosity of products like creams, lotions, shampoos, toothpaste, mouthwash, etc. Likewise, Gum Ghatti serves as a bio-based alternative for synthetic thickening agents in the Food industry to make soups, sauces, beverages, etc, and in the Pharmaceutical Industry to make oral suspension that improves the palatability and suspend solid particles evenly to ensure the uniformity of the dose.

Conclusion

In short, Gum Ghatti provides a bio-based emulsification, stabilization and thickening agent solution for different industries offering various functional benefits in a natural and eco-friendly manner.