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Why India is the Major Exporter of Sesbania Gum Powder?
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Sesbania bispinosa / aculeate also known asPrickly sesban, is a legume plant which is cultivated in India.It is an annual plant that grows from 0.6 to 3 meters long and has a woody stem.The seeds of this plantare processed to get Sesbania Gum powder.It is used in various industries such as Textile, Oil, Waste Water Treatment, Mining etc due to its properties of viscosity and solubility in cold water.

Some facts about Prickly sesban!

  • The plant is used as a green manure crop.  A green manure is created by leaving uprooted or sown crop plants on the field to serve as mulch and soil amendment.
  • It is often used as major crop of crop rotation and hedge plant in paddy cultivation.
  • The genus name Sesbania is a Latin version of the old name “Sesban” of Arabic origin.
  • It is used as fodder, shade and hedge plant.
  • The plant is classified as ‘Least Concern’ in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)Red List of Threatened Species(2013).

Sesbania Gum Powder

Reasons: India is the major exporter of Sesbania Gum Powder

Suitable Climate

  • India has a suitable climate which promotes the growth of Sesbania bispinosa.
  • Climatic conditions required to grow this plant are:
  • It requires hot and humid temperature.
  • It requires plenty of water.
  • It can grow in most of the soil types including saline.
  • Due to such favorable climatic conditions, it becomes easier for supplier to get Sesbania seed out of which powder is produced.

Modernization in farming by skilled farmers

  • With the awareness about the use of sesbania gum powder, the farmers started growing its plant as a major crop to yield better incomes.
  • When many farmers started its cultivation, the innovation in farming took place. It is truly said by Debbie Stabenow on modernization in farming: “Agriculture looks different today – our farmers are using GPS and you can monitor your irrigation systems over the Internet.”
  • The farmers are skillful and adapt new technologies in farming to increase the production.
  • The farmers have adopted Precision Farming which is based on Information Technology.  It reduces the some of the risk. Thus, it is environmentally sound and it can help to sustain natural resources.
  • GPS (Global Positioning System) and Geographical Information System (GIS) are the technologies used in Precision Farming.
  • It becomes easy for an exporterto exportsesbania gum powder due to its constant availability.

Availability of Infrastructure:
Indian Government has furnished farmers with a great infrastructure that has motivated the growth of Sesbania plants.

  • Input based infrastructure: The farmers are facilitated with Quality Seeds, Fertilizers, Pesticides, Farm equipments and machineries etc. to cultivate good quality yield.
  • Resource based infrastructure:They are provided Water/irrigation, Farm power/energy, etc to support the cultivation process.
  • Physical infrastructure: The excellent infrastructure of Transportation, Storage, Processing, Preservation, etc helps farm suppliers to supply the high grade goods in market.
  • Institutional infrastructure: The farmers are helped with Agricultural research, Education of technology, Information & Communication services, Financial or Banking services, Marketing, Export Opportunities, etc. to make their work hassle-free.
  • The Government encourages exporters to export the products by providing relief and promoting the goods.

Cut throat Competition

  • Often it is said that, competition increases the ideas and innovation as well as enhances the quality of the work.
  • Adopting new farming techniques has resulted into high and quality productivity per unit of land.
  • Gettingthe high quality of Sesbania Gum powder is necessity to fulfill the industrial requirements.
  • The buyers across the globe purchases Sesbania Gum powder of good quality at reasonable rates from India due to competition.
  • The company manufacturing this powder must maintain the consistent standard of goods and incomparable services to sustain in competition.

Global Demand of Sesbania Gum Powder:

  • The farmers cope up with the demand of Sesbania Gum powder by the sweat of their brow. The usage of Sesbania Gum powder is increasing and so as the demand.
  • The demand is more often from Oil drilling industry where it is used as floatation agent, in Food as additive,in Textile as sizing agent, etc.
  • Sesbania Gum Powder is emerging as India’s largest item of farm exports since 2012.
  • The total value of exports for the sesbania gum powder is approximately 4 million US dollars annually with a total quantity of export reaching over 2.8 million kilograms annually.

Why Aftrafine Gums?

  • Altrafine Gums came into existence in 1982. They are delivering quality goods and outstanding services since past 36 years.
  • They have a wide network with Sesbania growers who provide quality raw materials. They have excellent infrastructure and proficient R&D department which helps them to manufacture superior quality of Sesbania Gum powder.
  • Besides this, the company supplies products such as Guar Gum Powder, psyllium husk powder, Cassia Tora Powder, Locust Bean Gum Powder, Indian Spices & Seeds, Animal Feeds Products, etc to various industries such as Food, Textile, Tobacco, etc successfully.
  • There was always a huger of success which propelled them to explore and adapt new technologies in the company.The company received the reward for its hard work when it was awarded as the first winner of Biggest Exporters, Gujarat.
Top Five Benefits of Using Psyllium Husk Powder
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PlantagoPsyllium is a lenitive plant which is cultivated in India. Psyllium stalks contains very small seeds, which is known as psyllium. The seeds are covered by husk, which is used in foods. The husk contains glycosides and mucilages which are used in the food industry to form gels that give thickening and texture to the foods.

Curiosities!

  • Psyllium Huskhas soluble fibers contentin much higher quantity than in the oats bran. Every 100 grams of psyllium provides 71 grams of soluble fiber.
  • It is fat free.

Benefits of using Psyllium Husk Powder

Psyllium Husk Powder stimulates metabolism

  • The soluble fiber of psyllium husk regulates bowel movement.
  • It reduces the fat absorption from the intestine. It helps in removing the toxic waste through colon in less time.
  • Thus, it can stimulate metabolism and keeps one active.

It can controls diet intake

  • The intake of psyllian husk powder can create bulk in the stomach.
  • It keeps one full for longer and it discourages the snacking. Thus, it can control your diet intake and ultimately helps in weight loss.

It may prevent Colon cancer

  • It helps in preventing the colon cancer by maintaining an optimal pH in intestines.
  • It prevents microbes to grow cancerous substances.

It can cure Piles(Hemorrhoids)

  • Hemorrhoids are common health problem emerging due to unhealthy lifestyle nowadays.
  •  They are swollen veins in the lowest part of the rectum and anus which leads to pain and bleeding during bowel movements.
  • The fibers present in psyllian husk are both insoluble and soluble in nature, thus it helps to clear the bowels effectively.
  •  It promotes easy and pain-free defecation by absorbing the water from the surrounding parts of intestine.

It can help in treatment of Hypercholesterolaemia

  • The major risk factor for coronary heart disease isHypercholesterolaemia.
  • It reduces the serum total cholesterol concentration.
  • Thus, it has long-term effectiveness in the treatment of primary Hypercholesterolaemia.
  • It reduces the risk ofcoronary heart disease.

Recommended dosage of Psyllium Husk Powder

  • Take 5g of it once a day in 6.78 fl oz of water.
  • Drink it prior it becomes gel.
  • Make sure to add enough water in it so that it you can gulp it down easily.

Attention

  • Do not exceed the recommend dosage.
  • Do not take it prior the bedtime.
  • Store it in cool and dry place.

Conclusion

  • The psyllium husk powder has bountiful benefits due to its distinct features.It isvery often used as a laxative in the food industry. Withal, it relieves constipation, diarrhea and helps in curing various other ailments.
  • Thus, it can be anexceptional fiber choice to add to your daily regime.

About Altrafine Gums

AltrafineGums came into existence in 1982. They are serving the quality goods and services since past 36 year.The company is supplyingproducts such as Guar Gum Powder, Psyllium Husk Powder, Cassia Tora Powder, Locust Bean Gum Powder, Indian Spices & Seeds, Animal Feeds Products, etc to various industries such as Food, Textile, Tobacco, etc successfully.The research and development department constantly works on the product innovation and product diversification. This department makes sure to providegerm free products to its customers.

There was always a huger of success which propelled them to explore and adapt new technologies in the company.The company received the reward for its hard work when it was awarded as the first winner of Biggest Exporters, Gujarat.

Challenges in Quality Consistency of Cassia Gum for Industrial Application
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About Cassia Gum

Cassia Plants are widely distributed in tropical and sub- tropical regions globally and extensive research has been done upon, chemically.
Cassia gum have been an attraction point since many decades for many phytochemists over the globe. It has large and varied predominant genus of about 580 species of herbs and trees out of which 20 are grown and found in INDIA.

As we know, cassia gum is a flour made from the endosperms of seeds called cassia tora. It is mainly used as the thickening and the gelling agent in pet food industry and other technical applications which helps in emulsification, foam stabilization, texture improvement and more.
There are varied other industrial applications as thickener, gelling agent, emulsifier, bonding agent and etc. respectively.

  • Pet Food Industry for Dog & Cat
  • Cattle & Poultry Feed
  • Dairy Products
  • Cosmetics
  • Food Industry

It becomes extremely significant to choose the right manufacturer and exporter for cassia gum as one needs to have consistency in quality of the product.

  • There Are Few Challenges Faced for Industrial Application

The challenges faced by the buyers are:

  • Consistency in quality & quantity.
  • Advanced infrastructure andresearch & development.
  • Certifications of safety.
  • Why it’s important to maintain quality and quantity of cassia gum?

Any industry’s success lies in the supply of quality products to their esteem customers. The biggest challenge of all time for industrial application is to get qualitative and quantitative consistencyof cassia gum and derivatives to the buyers for production.

  • As said, cassia gum is being utilized in varied industries, so these industries have certain fix requirement and criteria for it.
  • Sometimes these industries also orders more quantity of cassia gum and in different variations.
  • To deliver manufactured commodity on time and during market demand, it is statutory and prominent to get cassia gum derivatives in required quantity without any hindrance and same quality every time.
  • Let’s say, if cosmetic company is manufacturing and delivering products which have inconsistency in quality, the market demand for the company’s product would reduce and will lead to low profits and success.
  • Hygiene in the manufacturing unit and adequate packaging methodology during supplying and exporting to buyers have the major influence to product grade which is another big challenge.

 

The most important factor that is being faced is the supply of the product in adequate and required quantity maintaining hygienic and customised packaging methodology.

  • Sometimes, it happens that the manufacturer face the shortage of cassia gum or its derivatives during production process and then production gets on hold.
  • Let’s say, if a pet food manufacturer face the shortage of cassia gum, the whole production gets delayed and so do the supply in the market.
  • It becomes sometimes really difficult to find companies with proper production capacity to receive product in bulk for desired end result.

Companies with small production unit find constraints to fulfil the orders and demand.

  • Advance Infrastructure and Research & Development

It’s vital to check the technological advancement of the infrastructure of cassia gum companies and also important to have a gist, if the company comprises research & development centre.
Before, ordering cassia gum and it derivatives, buyer needs to check the infrastructure of the unit owned by the supplier and manufacturer. There are few checklist for the same.

  • One shall know, if the unit is following hygiene standards.
  • Technological advancement is must – see factor.
  • Do the company have quality assurance team!
  • Whether packaging standard are maintained.
  • Important to check new identification and development of methodology.

Other factors that is important to check to overcome challenges of utilizing cassia gum.

  • Cassia gum manufacturing companies should have CGMP and SSOP assured standards.
  • Vital aspect to check is that, the companies shall be receiving raw material to produce cassia gum derivatives from the suppliers, who are having adequate soil conditions in the farm.
  • Transportation facilities shall adhere adequate hygiene regulations.
  • Certifications Check

Certainly, there are various companies who do not have required certifications and that becomes the major challenge for the buyers. Hence, this can be overcome and here are the insights of few from various certification cassia gum and derivatives manufacturers and suppliers shall have.
Few of many certifications cassia gum exporters and manufacturers shall obtained.

  • BRC Certifications- proof of safety, quality and other operational criteria. This certificate makes sure that the company of supplier is out of legal liabilities.
  • FSSC 22000 Certifications – it is global certification, required to be obtained by companies manufacturing food products.
  • FAMI QS Certifications – it is global certification, required to be obtained by companies manufacturing feed products.
  • Conclusion

Looking and considering the above factors, it is crucial to choose the right cassia gum and its derivatives manufacturer, exporter and supplier.
Altrafine Gums is absolutely authentic export oriented unit that manufactures and supplies cassia gum and its derivatives. Altrafine adheres all the regulations, maintain hygienic infrastructure and have huge production capacity that helps in consistent supply of qualitative cassia gum and have active research and development department.

Altrafine gums are in this industry since more than 36 years and have been awarded Gujarat, INDIA’s biggest exporter.

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