<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">guar gum</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31316579</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:25:15</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Cyamopsis tetragonoloba</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">guar</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">guaran</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">gum, guar</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Guar is a yellowish-white powder which is dispersible in hot or cold water, obtained from the seed of the guar plant Cyamopsis tetragonoloba grown commercially in India and the United States. The water-soluble portion (approx. 85% by wt.) is called guaran and consists of polysaccharides of mannose (63%) and galactose (35%) and about 5-7% wt. of protein. Aqueous solutions of guar have a neutral pH and may be turn into a gel by the addition of small amounts of Borax. Guar gum is used as dye solution thickeners in textile printing, for texture and stabilization in food products and as a strengthener in paper. ]]></dc:description></metadata>