Gum Arabic
Natural Ingredients for NATURAL GOURMET
Regency Gum Arabic, also known as gum acacia, chaar gund, char goond or meska, is a natural gum made of hardened sap taken from two species of the acacia tree; Acacia senegal and Acacia seyal. It is harvested commercially from wild trees throughout the Sahel from Senegal and Sudan to Somalia, although it has been historically cultivated in Arabia and West Asia.
Regency Gum Arabic is a complex mixture of polysaccharides and glycoproteins that is used primarily in the food industry as a stabilizer. It is edible and has E number E414. Gum arabic is a key ingredient in traditional lithography and is used in printing, paint production, glue, cosmetics and various industrial applications, including viscosity control in inks and in textile industries, although cheaper materials compete with it for many of these roles.
Regency Gum Arabic remains an important ingredient in soft drink syrups, "hard" gummy candies such as gumdrops, marshmallows, M & M's chocolate candies and edible glitter, very popular, modern cake-decorating staple. For artists it is the traditional binder used in watercolor paint and a binder in pyrotechnic compositions. It has been investigated for use in intestinal dialysis. Pharmaceuticals and cosmetics also use the gum as a binder, emulsifying agent and a suspending or viscosity increasing agent.
Specifications : Fresh production, admixture max. 0.5, aroma and flavor as characteristic to specific variety being supplied, free from extraneous odours and flavors, mold, alive insects, practically free from dead insects.
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