Other Ingredients
Guar Gum
Guar gum is a natural water soluble fiber that is ground from the seeds of guar beans. These drought resistant beans are primarily grown in India and Pakistan for a variety of uses, but are commercially and economically used for their emulsifying/stabilizing properties.
Guar gum is used in a wide variety of powder formulations to keep oils from compacting and solids from settling, and averages over eight times the thickening potency of cornstarch!
It was also historically used as a substitute to replace a locust bean gum shortage that affected the textile and paper industries right after WWII. Guar gum extraction was commercialized in the U.S. in 1953, but the Northwestern region of India produces 40% of the entire world supply.
Stevia
The species Stevia rebaudiana comes from one of the 150 plus varieties of the sunflower family, and is native to the tropical/subtropical regions of the Americas. The Guarani tribes that are native to Paraguay and Brazil have referred to this plant as the "sweet herb" and have used the leaves for centuries in a traditional drink called yerba mate tea.
Moses S. Bertoni was the botanical pioneer who is credited with some of the first studies of the plant in 1899, and more than 100 phytochemicals have been discovered in its leaves since then. Stevia leaves are rich in terpenes and flavonoids and were first commercially produced in Japan in 1971.
The Japanese population consumes more Stevia than any other country in the world and it continues to gain popularity in various nations including China, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, South America, and Israel.
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