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Acacia Gum / Gum Arabic is utilized in the food industry to set flavours, as an emulsifying agent, to prevent the crystallization of sugar in confectionary and as a stabilizing agent in frozen dairy products. It is also useful in the baking industry because of its viscous and adhesive properties, which are used to stabilize mousses, and as a turbidity agent in beer. Acacia Gum / Gum Arabic has found a new range of applications in the dietetic food and health sub·sectors because of its high fibre content. In the pharmaceutical industry. Acacia Gum / Gum Arabic is utilized to stabilize emulsions, as a binding agent and for coating medications. It is also included in the mixtures for eye drops and cough syrups. In the cosmetic field, it is used as an adhesive when making face powders and masks but also used in making lotions creamy and smooth.
Acacia Gum / Gum arabic is a dried exudate obtained from the stems and branches of Acacia senegal (L.) Willdenow or Acacia seyal (fam. Leguminosae)Acacia Gum / Gum arabic consists mainly of high-molecular weight polysaccharides and their calcium, magnesium and potassium salts, which on hydrolysis yield arabinose, galactose, rhamnose and glucuronic acid. Items of commerce may contain extraneous materials such as sand and pieces of bark, which must be removed before use in food.
In the chemical industry, Acacia Gum /Gum Arabic is utilized as glue, as a colloid protector and as a preserving agent for inks. It is also used to sensitize lithographic plates, to stiffen cloth. coat certain paper types and for coating metals to prevent corrosion. It is equally utilized in manufacturing matchsticks and ceramics.
