Gum Arabic, E414, Hashab, Talha (Natural & Dry Powder) SOLUBILITY Soluble 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% 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. TASTE Gum Arabic has no off-taste. The taste of flavoring products co-spraydried with Gum Arabic is not affected or dulled by Gum Arabic as the carrier. CALORIC VALUE Generally defined as POLYSACCHARIDE DIETARY FIBER WITH REDUCED CALORIC INTAKE. FILM-FORMING Gum Arabic's superb film-forming properties make it ideal for some confectionery coatings and lithographic plate solutions. COLOR Colorless (top quality) to pale straw color (average quality). FIBER Gum Arabic is regarded as 90% Soluble Fiber DESCRIPTION Gum Arabic is natural gum made of hardened sap taken from two species of the acacia tree. Gum Arabic appears as an off-white to yellowish granular or powder. It is used as food thickeners in food and beverages such as in icing, fillings, chewing gum and other confectionery. Nutritional properties:Enrichment in soluble dietary fibers; Improvement of digestive comfort; Source of prebiotic fiber. As an experienced Gum Arabic manufacturer and supplier, we has been supplying and exporting Gum Arabic for almost 10 years, please be assured to buy from us. Any inquiries about price and the market trend please feel free to contact us, we will reply you within 1 working day. Gum Arabic Specification ITEMS STANDARD Appearance Off-white to Yellowish Granular or Powder Odor Own inherent smell, no odor Viscosity ( Brookfield RVT, 25%, 25, Spindle 2, 20rpm, mPa.s) 60- 100 pH 3.5- 6.5 Moisture(105, 5h) 15% Max Solubility Soluble in water, insoluble in ethanol Nitrogen 0.24%- 0.41% Ash 4% Max Insolubles in Acid 0.5% Max Starch Negative Dannin Negative Arsenic (As) 3ppm Max Lead (Pb) 10ppm Max Heavy Metals 40ppm Max E.Coli/ 5g Negative Salmonella/ 10g Negative Total Plate Count 1000 cfu/ g Max Specifications of Acacia Gum Spray-dried Powder : ITEMS STANDARD Appearance White to off-white Powder Odor Own inherent smell, no odor Viscosity ( Brookfield RVT, 25%, 25, Spindle 2, 20rpm, mPa.s) 60- 100 pH 3.5- 6.5 Moisture(105, 4h) 10% Total ash 4% Acid insoluble ash 0.5% Acid insoluble matter 1% Nitrogen 0.24%- 0.41% Starch or dextrin Negative Tannin Negative Arsenic (As) 2 mg/kg Lead (Pb) 3 mg/kg Heavy Metals 20 mg/kg E.coli/ 5g Negative Salmonella spp./ 10g Negative Total Plate Count 5000 cfu/ g
