Patent ID: 7408057

Claim:
A process of producing a clarified guar gum powder which when hydrated forms a clear guar sol that is free of particulates, comprising the steps of: dispersing a guar gum containing material in water by wetting the material with isopropyl alcohol, and then adding water to form a mixture; heating the mixture with stirring to boiling until homogenous and hydration of the guar gum is complete; centrifuging the mixture; adding a filter aid to the mixture and mixing the filter aid thoroughly into the mixture; filtering the mixture to produce a filtrate; adding isopropyl alcohol to the filtrate obtained from the filtration step to coagulate guar gum; collecting the coagulated guar gum; drying the guar gum; and grinding the dried guar gum into a powder, wherein salts or acids are not added to said mixture or said filtrate during any of said steps, thereby producing a clarified guar gum powder devoid of additive salts and degrading effects of acids.