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Mucilage vs Psyllium - What's the difference?

mucilage | psyllium |

As nouns the difference between mucilage and psyllium

is that mucilage is a thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms while psyllium is any of several plants of the genus Plantago, whose seeds are used commercially for the production of mucilage.

mucilage

English

(wikipedia mucilage)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms.

    • psyllium

    English

    (wikipedia psyllium) (wikispecies)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Any of several plants of the genus Plantago , whose seeds are used commercially for the production of mucilage.