Article: Dietary guar gum improves insulin sensitivity in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Article: Ingestion of Guar Gum Hydrolysate, a Soluble and ...
The Journal of Nutrition;  August 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... examined the effects of guar gum hydrolysate (GGH ... 2004. KEY WORDS: * guar gum hydrolysate * fructose ... involved in impaired insulin sensitivity (1). Feeding soluble ... high viscosity, such as guar gum and pectin, modifies ...

Article: Guar gum reduces cholesterol: study
Chicago Sun-Times;  April 9, 1992 ;     700+ words ...Guar gum - a common substance best known in the ... Center for Research in Disease Prevention, guar gum was three times as effective in lowering ... W. Farquhar, director of the center. Guar gum comes from the seed of the bean plant cyamopsis ...

Article: Guar Gum: A Miracle Therapy for ...
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition;  May 20, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... mucilaginous, and viscous fibers such as guar gum, an edible thickening agent. It has ... hydrate without heating. The demand for guar gum is still growing rapidly because in addition ... in the soluble dietary fiber content of guar gum to improve the serum biochemical profile ...

Article: GUAR GUM AS A GELLING AGENT FOR PLANT TISSUE ...
In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology;  May 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...SUMMARY Guar gum, a galactomannan derived from the endosperms of Cyamopsis ... tweedii. The media used for these were gelled with either guar gum (2, 3, or 4%) or agar (0.9%). Guar gum-gelled media, like agar media, supported all these ...

Article: Guar gum exports likely to rise by over 12 pc.
PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.;  July 16, 2007 ;     614 words ...Guar gum exports likely to rise by over 12 pc New Delhi, July 16 (PTI) - India's guar gum exports in the current fiscal is likely to ... production anticipated in the current season. "The guar gum exports are likely to be around 2.25 lakh ...

Article: FDA BANS GUAR GUM IN DIET DRUGS.(Living)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  August 20, 1991 ;     521 words ...Byline: Judith Blake Seattle Times Guar gum may not sound very tasty, but it's ... aware of it or not, Americans gobble up guar gum in an array of processed foods, from ... prescription diet drugs, and one of them is guar gum. However, guar gum still will be allowed ...

Article: Guar Gum exports to be doubled in five years: ...
The Hindustan Times;  December 30, 2006 ;     525 words ... ... doubling in five years, the export of guar gum, which is use as thickener and stabilizer ... Ministry is working towards doubling these (guar gum) exports in the next five years, mainly ... India exported over Rs 1000 crores of guar gum, half of which was to the US. The Minister ...