Gum Arabic

Gum Arabic  (E414 Acacia Gum ) is an exudates obtained from the stems and branches of Acacia Senegal trees and produced naturally as large nodules during a process called gummosis to seal wounds caused by taping  the bark of the tree, to initiate the process of exudations. .

Gum Arabic Kinds :

Hand Selected H.P.S , Cleaned ,Siftings ,Dust ,Talha , T.siftings , T.dust , Spray Dried , Powder, Kibbled , K. Dust

Properties of Gum Arabic :

•  1 - SOLUBILITY

•  Can yields solutions up to 55% concentration. Gum Arabic is truly soluble in cold water other gums are either insoluble in cold water or from colloidal suspension, not true solution.

•  2 - VISCOSITY

•  A 20% aqueous solution will give less than 100 cps;i.e Gum Arabic is not very viscous at such concentration .high viscosity is obtained only at concentration of 40-50%.

•  3 - FILM -FORMING

•  Gum Arabic's superb film –forming properties make it ideal for some confectionary coatings and lithographic plate solutions.

•  4 - EMULSIFIER

•  Gum Arabic produces highly stable emulsions making it very useful in the preparation of oil –in-water food flavor emulsions, particularly for citrus

•  5- COLOR

•  Colorless (top quality) to pale straw color (average quality).  

  Quality 

• Optical rotation    : provides assurances that the gum has not come from other tree species

• Moisture content : no more than 12-14 % is permitted

•  Foreign matter content   : no more than 3-5 % is permitted

• Color (specific parameters)

• Viscosity (specific parameters)

• Microbiological count:

• Tests for Salmonella, Escherichia coli and Staphyloccus aureus should be negative