V. Production and characterisation of Prosopis seed galactomannan

The title is from a dissertation submitted to the SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ZURICH for the degree of Doctor of Technical Sciences, presented by Gaston Eduardo Cruz Alcedo, Ingeniero Industrial, Universidad de Piura, Peru.

Dr. Gaston Cruz did me the favor of sending me his thesis, for he knows of my interest in the industrialization of the mesquite tree.

The gum that the thesis speaks of, has to do with the gum from the seeds of the mesquite bean, this white powder is similar to the gums used by the food and pharmaceutical industries to thicken or hold together their respective formulations.

Dr. Cruz is also involved in the Development of the Mesquite industrialization in Peru. Much of the flour, or meal, that today is sold in the United States comes from Peru.

Although the United States has much more mesquites than either Peru or Argentina, it is those countries that have more industries based on mesquite than the US of A.