Plant gum | Bulk density (g/mL) | Tapped density (g/mL) | True density (g/cm3) | Compressibility index (%) | Angle of repose (°) |
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Air- dried Grewia guma | 0.160±0.00 | 0.200±0.01 | 2.0±0.01 | 20.20±1.20 | 30.40±0.50 |
Freeze- dried Grewia guma | 0.140±0.00 | 0.170±0.01 | 1.7±0.01 | 21.40±0.84 | 32.60±1.03 |
Guar gumb | 0.474±0.06 | 0.546±0.05 | - | 13.05±0.7 | 19.24±0.05 |
Dioclea gumb | 0.564±0.05 | 0.706±0.01 | - | 20.14±0.2 | 25.36±0.1 |
Reflexa gumb | 0.174±0.06 | 0.225±0.05 | - | 22.75±0.5 | 27.30±0.06 |
Afzelia Africanac | 0.610 ± 0.05 | 0.710 ± 0.00 | 1.7 | 14.08 | 10.61 ± 1.17 |
Tragacanthc | 0.640 ± 0.00 | 0.740 ± 0.01 | - | 13.51 | 21.77 ± 2.74 |
Gum Arabicd | 0.61 | 0.86 | Â | 28.42 | - |
Mangifera gumd | 0.74 | 0.92 | - | 19.56 | 26.75 |