. . "It has now been found in accordance with the present invention that when, under the conditions described below, microcrystalline cellulose is intimately admixed with a galactomannan gum, such as guar gum, to form a flocculate, and the flocculate dried, there is obtained, contrary to expectations, a highly useful MCC/galactomannan gum aggregate in particulate form, which particles are substantially" . .