Guar bean

Guar Beans

Family : Leguminoseae

Cyamopsis tetragonoloba

The Guar bean or clusterbeanan annual legume grown principallyIndiaPakistan,smaller crops grown inUSA, AustraliaAfrica. The most important growing area centres on JodphurRajasthan, India.
Guar beansdrought-tolerantcan be eaten green like snap beans, fedcattle or used asgreen manure.
Guar beans havelarge endosperm which contains galactomannan gum which formsgelwater. Thiscommonly known as guar gum.

Guar gumuseddairy products like ice creamasstabilizercheesecold-meat processing,can also be usedindustrial applications such aspapertextile industry, ore flotation ormanufacturingexplosives.

Guar gum has provenuseful substitutelocust bean gum.

The current demandguar gum outstrips supplyguar beansbeing introduced into new growing areas. At this moment about 40% ofworld productionguar gum comes from India.