Products - Cassia Gum for the Pet Food Industry

Pet Food Industry

We offer Cassia Gum with especially low anthraquinone content as required for the pet food industry. Each batch is monitored and controlled for physcion, chrysophanic acid, emodin, aloe-emodin, rhein, obtusifolin, obtusin, chryso-obtusin, 2-hydroxyemodin.

We are registered at the European Food Safety Authority EFSA as applicant according to the Regulation (EC) 1831/2003 for the Re-Evaluation of Cassia Gum (1f499) as technological additive for complete feeding stuffs for cats and dogs.

Our Cassia Gum is regularly monitored for the following contaminants:

aflatoxins (G1, G2, B1, B2)
halogenated phenols (pentachlorphenol PCP, 2,3,4,6-tetrachlorphenol, 2,4,5-trichlorphenol, 2,4,6-tribromphenol, 2,4,6-trichlorphenol)
hydrocyanic acid
heavy metals (lead, arsen, cadmium, mercury, copper, zinc, tin, thallium, nickel, chromium)
PCDD/PCDF (polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans).

Randomly we check for residues of ochratoxin A, patulin, zearalenon, trichothecenes (deoxynivalenol, nivalenol, HT-2-Toxin, T-2-Toxin), fumosin B1 and B2. Furthermore organophosphorpesticides, organochlorpesticides, pyrethroides, conazol fungizides, glyphosates, chlorpyiyphos-methyl, malathion, methamidophos, pirimiphos-methyl and many others are under observation. Our product is free from agaric acid, hypericines, styrene, styrol and safroles.

Our strict routine analytical surveys guarantee maximum retorting stability yielding in highest possible gel strength. Therefore, our Cassia Gum shows superior economy.
The price / efficiency ratio of Glycomer's product is unmatched.