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.
Acacia gum is a brittle, odorless and generally tasteless material that contains a number of neutral sugars, acids, calcium and other electrolytes. 9 The main component of the gum is arabin, the calcium salt of the polysaccharide arabic acid. 4 The structure of the gum is complex and has not yet been fully explained.