Gum Arabic

Appearance Off-white to Yellowish Granular or Powder Odor Own inherent smell, no odor Viscosity 60- 100 pH 3.5- 6.5 Moisture(105∞C, 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 Acacia gum is a dried exudation obtained from the stems and branches of strains of Acacia senegal (L) Willdenow or closely related species of Acacia (family Leguminosae). It consists mainly of high molecular weight polysaccharides and their calcium, magnesium and potassium salts, which on hydrolysis yield arabinose, galactose, rhamnose and glucuronic acid.