Gum Karaya: Botany, Gum Tapping, Applications, and Biotechnology

Polysaccharide gums have a wide range of applications due to their hydrophilic properties. They have been used as a gelling agent, encapsulating agent, thickener, emulsifier, and stabilizer. Sourcing natural gums from botanical and plant sources has become an important focus to produce acceptable food ingredients in liquids forms.