E413

E413 (Tragacanth gum) is a natural dry rubber anionic polysaccharide, a hydrocolloid highly resistant to acids and has been accepted since 1961 as GRAS (a level of approval of the Food and Drug Administration, USA) at the level of 0.2 -1.3% (Anderson and Bridgeman 1985). Tragacanth gum consists of two components: 1. Bassorin (insoluble in water...