There's a wonderful google feature where you can enter:
define: term
In the search box (I have the Google Toolbar for my browser). Anyway, here's the definitions of guar gum:
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Definitions of guar gum on the Web:
* Also known as guar, guar flour, and jaguar gum, it is a dietary fiber obtained from the Indian cluster bean. Used extensively as a thickening agent for foods and pharmaceuticals, it is commonly sold as an herbal supplement to promote weight loss.
my.webmd.com/content/article/46/2731_1672
* is an example of a gum preservative. Example: (Locust bean gum is extracted from the ground kernel endosperms of tree fermentations or plant materials used as a mold inhibitor or preservative).
www.alacarb.com/glossary.html
* A natural resin from the seeds of an Asian tree. Thickener, plasticizer, and emulsifier.
www.melangecosmetics.com/ingredients.htm
* Helps curb the appetite; Historically this herb has been used to treat diabetes and to curb the appetite. It also has the ability to carry toxins out of the body. It should not be used by those who have had gastrointestinal surgery or colon disorder.
www.healthsuperstore.com/hni/glossary-g2.asp
* a gum from seeds of the guar plant; used to thicken foods and as sizing for paper and cloth
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
* Guar gum is an edible thickening agent extracted from the guar bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guar_gum
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