\"The production of cashew gum.\" This process consists in the production of cashew gum from the separation of solid impurities from the exudate of cashew, aizacardium occidentale L.Species native to Brazil, being found mainly in the northeast region.In obtaining the exudate gum is placed in the greenhouse the temperature of 46 198 C 53 198 C for 48 to 50 hours, then dried and ground using a ball mill.The powder is sifted and heterogeneous Brown gets a homogeneous material with a particle size of 1.18 mm 0125 mm is dissolved in the treated water with agitation for 12 to 16 hours.Then the solution is centrifuged at 4000 rpm for 30 to 35 minutes at a temperature of 8 to 12 C 198 198 C.After centrifugation the supernatant ethyl alcohol is added for precipitation of the polysaccharide.This after centrifugation under the same conditions before or not centrifuged is dried in oven at 45 to 55 C 198 198 C for 12 hours.The starch obtained is crushed and redissolvida in treated water, reprecipitando is ethyl alcohol the polysaccharide, followed by centrifugation under the same conditions as other previousThe dried product in an oven to a vacuum in the temperature of 40 to 45 C 198 198 C for 20 to 24 hours and are a white powder, odourless and taste soft.The cashew gum is a heteropolissacarídeo branched with calcium, magnesium and potassium salts, after hydrolysis has 69,78% galactose 11,84% arabinose 9,78% of glucose and other.Its rheological properties in aqueous solution with high concentrations are low viscosity and pseudoplástico exhibit behavior and thermal stability.The gum is obtained as a pure white powder, in water solution, treated in sugar syrup.In saline or by reaction of hydrolysis and \/ or oxidation is applied as antitumor in sarcoma 180 as a thickener for juices and soft drinks as an emulsifier for dressing saladsThe partial replacement of fat and cams as support for encapsulating in microcapsules and as an agent for intelligent depressant flot
