Gum Arabic Properties:
*SOLUBILITY
Can yield solutions up to 55% concentration. Gum Arabic is truly soluble in cold water. Other gums are either insoluble in cold water or form colloidal suspensions, solutions not true.
*VISCOSITY
A 20% aqueous solution will give less than 100 cps, i.e. Gum Arabic is not very viscous at such concentrations. High viscosity is obtained only at concentrations of 40% - 50%
*FILM-FORMING
Gum Arabic's superb film-forming properties make it ideal for some confectionery coatings and lithographic plate solutions.
*EMULSIFIER
Gum Arabic produces highly stable emulsions making it very useful in the preparation of oil-in-water food flavour emulsions, particularly for citrus oils.
*COLOR
Colorless (top quality) to pale straw color (average quality).
*TASTE
Gum Arabic has no off-taste. The taste of flavouring products co-spray dried with Gum Arabic is not affected or dulled by Gum Arabic as the carrier.
*FIBER
Nutritional experts can regard Gum Arabic as 95% "Soluble Fiber," according to the latest evidence.
*CALORIC VALUE
Officially recognized in the U.S.A. as being under 1 Kcal per gram.
Generally defined as POLYSACCHARIDE DIETARY FIBER WITH REDUCED CALORIC INTAKE.
*CHOLESTEROL REDUCER
Human dietary intake studies have indicated a reduction in blood cholesterol levels when above average amounts of Gum Arabic (25 grams per day) are ingested in solution.
*TOXICOLOGICAL STATUS
"ADI not specified" (JEFCA + EEC):
"Generally Recognized as Safe" (GRAS) (USA).
Talha Gum - Acacia Seyal
General Specifications:
Moisture: 15% Max.
Optical Rotation: (+45) to (+60)
PH: 4.3 4.6
Viscosity: 30 150 cps
Particle Size: 0.5 22mm
Hashab Gum - Acacia Senegal
General Specifications:
Moisture: 15% Max.
Optical Rotation: (-25) (-35)
PH: 4.0 4.8
Viscosity: 30 200 cps
Particle Size: 0.5 28mm
