We investigated the potential toxicity of gum ghatti, which is added to food for emulsifying,
thickening, and stabilizing, after 4 weeks of repeated oral administration at a dose of 8000 …

Gum ghatti, a polysaccharide of natural origin, is used in foods as a thickening, gelling,
emulsifying and stabilizing agent. In a 90-day toxicity study following Organization for …

Abstract Male and female Osborne-Mendel rats, approximately 4 wk old, were fed guar gum
for 91 days at levels of 0, 1· 0, 2· 0, 4· 0, 7· 5 or 15· 0% in the diet. Body weights, organ …

Male and female albino rats (Wistar strain) were given single and multiple doses of karaya
gum suspended either in peanut oil or mixed with basal diet at different concentrations …

Toxicity studies were conducted to evaluate acute and subchronic oral toxicity and
mutagenicity of partially hydrolyzed guar gum (K-13). In an acute toxicity study, mice and rats …

This study was designed to evaluate and characterize any subchronic toxicity of a new type
of gum arabic (SUPER GUM [Acacia (sen) SUPER GUM]), a naturally processed …

The toxicity of partially hydrolyzed guar gum (PHGG, average molecular weight 20,000) was
evaluated in a 28-day, repeated oral dosing study (gavage) in rats at doses of 0, 500, and …

This study was designed to evaluate and characterize any subchronic toxicity of a new type
of gum arabic (SUPER GUM™[Acacia (sen) SUPER GUM™]), a naturally processed …

Gum karaya was given to groups of 15 rats of each sex at levels of 0 (control). 0· 2, 1 or
5%(w/w) in the diet for 13 wk. An increase in faecal bulk was seen in all treated groups …

Dietary toxicity of mastic gum, a natural food additive, was studied in male and female F344
rats fed 0%, 0.22%, 0.67% and 2% levels mixed into powdered basal diet for 13 weeks. No …