Table 2 Specific refractive index (dn/dc) determined at a wavelength of 658 nm, values expressed ± standard deviation.

From: Molecular characterization of a galactomannan extracted from Tara (Caesalpinia spinosa) seeds

Molecule

Experimental dn/dc

Reference dn/dc values

NaCl

0.1746 ± 0.0012

0.17425

Gum Arabic

0.1406 ± 0.0007

0.14126

Tara gum

0.1454 ± 0.0014

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