Gum Cassia mainly consists of mannose and galactose units. Cassia gum is a pale yellow powder that is soluble in hot water. Cassia gum powder serves as thickening agent & forms gels with carageenan & xanthan. Amba cassia gum powder is used instead of Carob gum orLocust Bean Gum, with Carrageenan for canned pet food in wet form.
Cassia Cinnamon – Cinnamomum cassia – powder. From Southern China and Indonesia comes one of the oldest spices known to man. The bark of the tree is harvested and pounded and the result is Cinnamon. It has a warm spicy aroma and a sweet flavor.
Cassia gum is also popularly used as foam stabilizers, thickening agent, emulsifiers & texturizing in cheese, moisture preservation agent, frozen dairy desserts, mixes & add-ons for poultry products.
Cassia powder is used in major meat containing dishes including frozen multi course meat meals, salads, sandwich ingredients & appetizers prepared by commercial processing methods and occasionally with home preparation. Surprisingly, cassia gum powder are mostly used air fresheners nowadays too in gel form.