Sources of plant based gums and their utilization in herbal drink: A Review

Abstract

Nowadays plant gums are being used extensively in the industries such as food industry, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and many others. The gums are used mostly as binding media, sizing agent, stabilizers and also due to their unique functionalities they are used as food additives. Gums are known for their multifarious uses in food industries like bakery, meat, fruit and vegetable. Those obtained from different sources exhibit differences in their chemistry. All have a rich nutritional profile and require different methods for extraction/purification. Gums are having significant importance in food processing industry. Gums are known for their multifarious uses in food industries like bakery, meat, fruit and vegetable. Those obtained from different sources exhibit differences in their chemistry. Thus in this review we are going to discuss about sources of Gums, methods of extraction and their utilization in the development of herbal drink. This is done by the addition of well-known traditional herbs having nutritional potential into the herbal drink to enhance its properties. Elephant apple is a tropical tree distributed among south East Asia, Malaysia, and North Australia. Their extracts have certain properties like anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory. The gum from this fruit will be extracted by using solvent extraction method and the properties will be noted down.