Persistent drought is affecting the livelihood of American farmers in arid climates. Adopting drought-tolerant crops, such as guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.), one potential solution for improving economic revenue and reducing effect on farms. Guar produces gum, which a thickening stabilizing agent fluids used most recently hydraulic fracking shale oil gas recovery. This study was performed to...

The objective of this study was to find innovative approaches for the production of iron fortified noodles that are natural and economically feasible. The functional food was produced using different combinations . The investigated variables were the ratio of sorghum to white bean flour, pre-gelatinized flours (drum dried or extruded) and guar gum addition while the emulsifier added was kept co...

Colon targeted delivery systems of metronidazole (MTZ) based on osmotic technology were developed. The developed systems consisted of osmotic core (drug, osmotic agent and wicking agent), coated with semipermeable membrane (SPM) containing guar gum as pore former, coated core were then further coated with enteric coating to protect the system from acidic environment of stomach. The effect of va...

This paper deals with the conjugation of durian seed gum (DSG) with whey protein isolate (WPI) through Maillard reactions. Subsequently, the functional properties of durian seed gum in the non-conjugated (control sample) and conjugated forms were compared with several commercial gums (i.e., Arabic gum, sodium alginate, kappa carrageenan, guar gum, and pectin). The current study revealed that th...

1. A new method has been used to measure mean gastric transit time. 2. This method, based on the absorption of 24Na from the proximal small bowel, is simple, non-invasive and can be used at the bedside. 3. The mean transit time was increased by adding guar gum to a test meal. 4. There was a significant correlation between mean gastric emptying time and a subjective measure of satiety.