Acacia senegal Arabic gum

Acacia senegal, also known as gum Arabic, comes from acacia tree trunk exudate, so also known as acacia gum. The main components of gum Arabic are high molecular polysaccharide and calcium, magnesium and potassium salts. It mainly includes gum aldehyde, galactose, glucuronic acid and so on. Good quality gum Arabic is amber in color and has large, round particles. Structure Gum Arabic consists of two components, 70% of which is composed of polysaccharides with no or little N, and the other component is a protein structure with high relative molecular weight. Character Light white to yellowish brown translucent block, or white to orange brown granular or powder. It is a safe and harmless thickener and naturally solidifies in the air. Odorless, tasteless and flammable. In water can be gradually dissolved into acidic viscous liquid, after some time, the viscosity will be reduced, solubility of about 50%(W/V), insoluble in ethanol. Form a stable condensation layer wi…