Cassia gum is the flour and food additives made from the endosperms of the seeds of Senna obtusifolia and Senna tora (also called Cassia obtusifolia or Cassia tora). It is composed of at least 75% polysaccharide, primarily galactomannan with a mannose:galactose ratio of 5:1, resulting in a high molecular mass of 200,000–300,000 Da.[1]
- ^ Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives. Meeting (2010). Safety Evaluation of Certain Food Additives. World Health Organization. pp. 11–12. ISBN 978-92-4-166062-4.