Project Report on Guar Split And Other By Products (Refined Guar Split)

Guar is a native to the Indian subcontinent. Guar is grown mainly in India, Pakistan, United States and also in some part of Africa and  Australia. In old times, Guar was only used as rich  protein to feed cattle. It is also used as green vegetable in India. After  Second World War there was major shortage of  locust bean gum which adversely affected the textile and paper industries. At  that time Guar Gum was found as the most suitable  substitute for scarce locust bean gum. In 1953 the extraction technology of guar  gum  was commercialized in USA and India after decade of period. The guar plant is an annual plant known a 'Cyamopsis Tetragonaloba'. The important source of nutrition to human and animals is the legume, it regenerates soil  nitrogen and the endosperm of guar seed is an important hydrocolloid widely  used across a broad spectrum of industries. The guar plant  flourishes in  extremely drought resistant and semiarid regions  where most plants perish. It grows best in sandy soils. The ideal areas for farming are West, Northwest India and parts  of  Pakistan. The major  processing  centers of Guar Gum are in the  North  Western states in India. The guar plant grows from 2 feet to 9 feet high. The plants flower buds start out white and change to a light pink as  the  flower opens. The flowers turn deep  purple and are followed by fleshy seed pods which ripen and harvested in summer.