It is about a three hour drive north and west of Minnesota's Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. According to the state Department of Natural Resources, Big Cormorant Lake has 3,379 acres of total surface area. It is a clean lake with excellent fishing, swimming and other recreational opportunities.
A soluble fiber extracted from seeds of the guar plant, guar gum is a thickener and stabilizer commonly found in beverages and food to help ingredients bind together (âgumâ being the operative word here). As proof of its strength, it has eight times the thickening prowess as cornstarch.
Also, some gums are exuded on the surface of plants, such as gum arabic, gum karaya, and gum tragacanth. Guar gum, which is technically mucilage and not a gum, is found in most legumes (beans) and is the most widely studied plant mucilage.