Tag: Gum Arabic History
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Gum Arabic: Properties, Facts, and Importance
By Eman Abdallah Kamel What is gum arabic? Gum Arabic is a mixture of sugar, protein, and multiple sugars. It is a source of the sugars arabinose and ribose. Gum Arabic is harvested from wild trees commercially throughout the coast, from Sudan, Senegal, and Mali to Somalia. Acacia is a thorny shrub that grows best in…