ABSTRACT
Other names: Acacia [JAN]; Acacia senegal gum; Arabic gum; gum Arabic; Acacia delbata gum; Acacia solution; Acacia syrup; Australian gum; Gum Arabic; Indian gum; Wattle gum
CAS No.: 9000-01-05 FL No.: n/a FEMA No.: 2001 NAS No.: 2001
CoE No.: n/a EINECS No.: 232-519-5 JECFA No.: n/a E No.: 414
Description: Arabic or acacia gum is the dried exudate obtained from the stems and branches of Acacia senegal (L.) Willd. or of related species of Acacia. Injured trees exude gum Arabic; heat, poor nutrition and drought stimulate its production. Most of the gum Arabic production is from wild trees, but some from privately owned and cultivated gardens are tapped and collected on a systematic basis.
