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Side effects[edit]

What are side effects as fiber supplement(E-Z Fiber) if any? Is it safe for patient with severe cerebral palsy?debnoshoes@hotmail.com

Info sources not appearing under References[edit]

I included many sources, which are numbered in the text. However they're not appearing as numbered footnotes under the headline named References. Could somebody please fix this?--Zymatik 17:18, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Internal links needed[edit]

If any of you are good at applying internal links, then please search the article for the following words and link them to their corresonding topics: coalescing → coalescence; esophageal → esophogus; RDI → reference daily intake--Zymatik 18:28, 18 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Conflicting info about its pH stability[edit]

Moreover, in various web pages you may find descriptions of GG use in sauces as being useful in "highly acidic emulsions". However in "The Art of Suspending Particulates" by Cindy Hazen (Food Product Design™, Nov 2006) it is stated that dressings or marinades high in acidic vinegar or lemon juice can reduce the ability of guar gum due to degradation. So this is an area that needs to be further researched. I'm guessing that when GG is complexed (with either boron or calcium) then pH stability is improved due to cross-branching. So is GG's stability noticably improved in very hard water, or in yogurts and kefirs (all contain calcium)? --Zymatik 18:28, 18 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to find out some info about guar gum have look at the oil inustrty, specifically fracture fluids. I've got a fair bit of expereince with the stuff. As far as I'm aware, guar is reasonably stable in all conditions (obviously there is reasonable limitations). However, I think the point about the acidic vinegar affecting its ability is largely due to it not hydrating. The Guar will not 'relax' under highly acidic conditions (or highly basic conditions). However, once hydrated it's reasonably stable.

Clarification needed about ice crystalization[edit]

The article's explanation about this property is currently quite vague. However, GG's use in frozen dairy foods is important enough to warrant additional research about this. So I temporarily plagiarized the adverb 'non-specifically', because at this point we have so little info, and it could be a clue as to finding additional info somewhere.--Zymatik 18:28, 18 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Citations not entered correctly.[edit]

The citations on in this article do not work correctly. The citations need to be rewritten with the correct templates, also the beginning of the article is all over the place, it needs to be moved to the body of the article and placed within the contents, not before the contents. Petiatil 05:18, 31 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cleanup[edit]

pH stability entry corrected.External link added.Product Demand info added. Substantial cleanup is still required regarding properties,links of major manufacturers and tone. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Purna sk (talk • contribs) 13:14, 5 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Benefiber[edit]

The phrase: "The dietary fiber supplement Benefiber® (Novartis) consists of 100% partially hydrolyzed guar gum." was removed because Benefiber no longer uses guar gum, for financial reasons. They now use wheat gluten. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.22.37.222 (talk) 18:19, 7 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Sounds a bit dodgy[edit]

Guar gum is a water-soluble fiber that acts as a bulk forming laxative, and as such, it is claimed to be effective in promoting regular bowel movements and relieve constipation and chronic related functional bowel ailments; such as diverticulosis, Crohn's disease, colitis and irritable bowel syndrome, among others. The increased mass in the intestines stimulates the movement of waste and toxins from the system, which is particularly helpful for good colon health, because it speeds the removal of waste and bacteria from the bowel and colon. In addition, because it is soluble, it is also able to absorb toxic substances (bacteria) that cause infective diarrhea. This section reads like a combination of good logical science and psuedoscience. The vague talk of "toxins" and "removing... bacteria from the bowel" definitely sound dodgy to me and I would request that this is reviewed and evidence is supplied.

Not to mention that "Several studies have found ...[citation needed]" is essentially an oxymoron. 188.103.122.15 (talk) 08:33, 10 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Expert tag[edit]

There are several unreferenced claims in the Nutritional and medicinal effects that should be checked by an expert in the field and either deleted or given cites. Also, the fda.gov Dietary Supplements page used as a reference no longer exists.--RDBury (talk) 14:25, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Footnote link broken[edit]

The following footnote link does not work: "Dietary Supplements: Making Sure Hype Doesn't Overwhelm Science (November 1993)" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Axcelis555 (talk • contribs) 08:26, 5 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Polymer[edit]

Is guar gum a natural polymer? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.211.82.5 (talk) 19:33, 23 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Allergies[edit]

I've been doing a lot of research on food allergy labeling, and as far as I understand it, if soy is an ingredient in a food, it must be labeled in common language (as in called soy or soya) in the United States. Is this 10% a contamination thing or is it a part of some processes of making guar gum? I think this information ought to be added if someone knows. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.37.244.172 (talk) 23:06, 11 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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PHGG - partially hydrolized guar gum[edit]

Would love to learn more about this, as it seems to be very beneficial to the microbiome. --Schwäbin (talk) 06:21, 24 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]