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Properties Tragacanth is white powder or translucent flakes, odorless and tasteless.
Uses Thickener, emulsifier, suspending agent, water-holding agent, film-forming agent
Refers to a kind of colloid secreted by the leguminous vetch plant produced in various parts of the Near East. It can become a transparent jelly when it expands in water, but part of it can dissolve into a colloid. It is not a single substance and is mainly composed of galacturonic acid, fucose, and xylose. Astragalic acid and galactose and arabinose Polysaccharide formed by polymerization is its main component, especially the latter has a complex branched molecular structure. Used as a forming agent, protective colloid, emulsifier or adhesive for insect specimens.