Clarified hydrocolloids of undiminished properties and method of producing same

A process of producing a clarified guar gum powder which when hydrated forms a clear guar sol that is free of particulates, comprising the steps of:

• dispersing a guar gum containing material in water by wetting the material with isopropyl alcohol, and then adding water to form a mixture;
• heating the mixture with stirring to boiling until homogenous and hydration of the guar gum is complete;
• centrifuging the mixture;
• adding a filter aid to the mixture and mixing the filter aid thoroughly into the mixture;
• filtering the mixture to produce a filtrate;
• adding isopropyl alcohol to the filtrate obtained from the filtration step to coagulate guar gum;
• collecting the coagulated guar gum;
• drying the guar gum;
• and
• grinding the dried guar gum into a powder,
• wherein salts or acids are not added to said mixture or said filtrate during any of said steps, thereby producing a clarified guar gum powder devoid of additive salts and degrading effects of acids.