· Food Industry
As thickener for foods & drinks, improves taste of drinks, stabilizer in ice creams, texture enhancer, binder, animal feed supplement, antifreezing agent or cryoprotectant, bitterness relieving agent, as an additive in preparation of starch foods (bakery & noodles) for avoiding staling, enhancing food texture and maintaining food shapes.
· Water treatment
Heavy metal absorbent or chelating agent.
· Waste water treatment
Biopolymer flocculant, a substitute for polyacrylamide.
· Health Care
Facilitates calcium absorption in osteoporosis cases.
· Medical treatment
Drug release carrier, a haemostatic agent, soft tissue augmentation,.
· Cosmetics
As a humectant, moisturizer to improve skin care quality, as a whitening agent, has anti wrinkle property which gives long lasting effect.