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In order to serve you better, we've compiled answers to some of the questions our Gum Gurus® are most frequently asked. If you don't see an answer to your specific question feel free to talk with a Guru by calling our technical support hotline at (800) 899-3953 or chatting live online.
Are there replacements for guar gum?

In the last few years, unusually high demand for guar gum from the oil and gas industry has caused the price and supply of the gum to fluctuate wildly.

Used for years as a cost-effective, all natural thickener for foods and beverages, guar gum is now also used in the hydraulic fracturing of oilfields--sometimes referred to as "fracking."

Because of this volatility in the guar gum market, TIC Gums developed a line of replacements for guar gum in many applications. Learn more from our guar replacer guide.

download-the-guar-replacement-guide

 

Other Resources

With Guar Gum Demand Larger Than Ever TIC Gums Introduces Ticaloid® Guar Replacement 8700

Guar Gum: Why the Demand & What We've Done About It
 
Is certified organic xanthan gum available?

Because xanthan gum is an exopolysaccharide from the organism Xanthamonas campestris and is alcohol precipitated to make the finished powdered form – it cannot be manufactured as 100% organic. However, to meet your needs we offer our Ticaxan® Xanthan NGMO which can be used in finished products bearing the 95% organic ingredient label.

We also offer many products that can be labeled as 100% organic.