Grinded Tara

Grinded Tara pods

BOTANICAL NAME : Caesalpinia Spinosa

This small tree is native of Peru but can be found in other countries within South America and also in some African countries (Marocco, for example).

Tara fruits have been used for thousands of years : there are pre-Columbian traces of the use of Tara mixed with Iron to obtain a black dye.

Nowadays, the two main uses of Tara are :

The seeds are made into a food grade gum.
The pods are widely used by tanners, because of their high tannin content (35-55 %), their Chrome VI sequestrant property, their excellent light resistance on leather and the lighter colour they give to leather, compared with other vegetable tannins. The two main constituents of this hydrolysable tannin are Gallic Acid and Quinic Acid.

Kg price : 32,50 € Tax Excl.

APPEARANCE	Beige – white fine powder
GRANULOMETRY	98 % < 250 µm 100 % < 150 µm
SMELL	No particular smell
pH	3.5 +/- 1
WARNING	The colour of our products may vary from one lot to another, because that’s the way Nature is, but this won’t affect the technical applications. SCRD guarantees the botanical sincerity of its products but can in no case be held responsible for the use of these products. The customer is sole responsible for using them legally, safely and in well-known applications. These packagings are not compatible with cosmetic or pharmaceutical usages.
CAUTION	External use only. Keep away from eyes. Can cause allergies Keep out of reach of children Do not store in extreme temperatures Keep out of direct sun light
LINKING	IUCN « red list » : no entry on Tara