Tragacanth Gum Powder/Gong Katira Powder/Lalo Mbep, Senegal - 2Oz

Tragacanth gum is a natural gum obtained from the dried sap of several species of Middle Eastern legumes of the genus Astragalus. The gum is sometimes called Shiraz gum, shiraz, gum elect or gum dragon. It is a tree gum just like any of myrrh but is less common in products than other gums, such as guar gum or gum arabic Tragacanth gum is used as an emulsifier as well as thickening and stabilizing agent in a lot of food items like the ice-creams, salad dressings, sauces, mayonnaise etc. Tragacanth gum is known to boost stamina and health, helping one keep away from falling sick due to cold and cough. It also is known to treat low Vitamin D levels in the body. As the ladoos help lubricate the joints, they are extremely powerful to reduce back pain as well as other joint pains. Directions Add spoon of the into 1 cup of warm water and stir as you adding powder let sit for 5 minutes and ready for use. Gond katira can be used in various drinks like lemonade, chaas, sattu or traditional sharbets, salad dressing, dips, thick chutneys, puddings, jellies, kheer or sweets. ***Called Lalo Mbep Senegal it is mainly use with traditional millet couscous.