It is a gummy substance extracted from the resin of the Arabis tree (Acacia senegal). Gum Arabic has a wide range of applications in the food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and industrial sectors.
In food, it is commonly used as an emulsifiers, stabilizer, thickeners and anti-caking agent, and is widely used in products such as confectionery, beverages, bread and frozen products. In the field of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, gum arabic is often used as a capsule filler, emulsion stabilizer and adhesive. In addition, Gum Arabic is used in paper, paints, inks, adhesives and other industrial products. Due to its natural origin and versatility, gum arabic is highly favored in the market and has a promising future.
Production method
Gum arabic is mostly used in the manufacture of gum mother sugar has a strong adhesive force and soft elasticity, the general dosage of 20-25%. It naturally forms nodules on the bark of the tree, which is known as gum run-off. If the bark is cut, a colloid is produced to seal the “wound”, a process that takes 3 - 8 weeks. It is secreted from the branches of Acacia and Gum Arabic trees.
It is available in hand-picked grade (HPS-4885) and regular grade raw lumps (4885), but is also industrially de-milled and mechanically pulverized into a powdered form or into a more soluble crushed gum (kibble type). More often, the raw gum is dissolved and decontaminated, batch-mixed, filtered, bleached, sterilized and spray-dried to obtain a refined gum Arabic powder (ABC-4638 and ABC-4197) that can be used directly in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
