Arabic gum

Base Information

• Chemical Name: Arabic gum
• CAS No.: 9000-01-5
• Molecular Formula: N/A
• Molecular Weight: 0
• Hs Code.: 13012000
• Mol file: 9000-01-5.mol

Synonyms:Gumarabic;Acacia ampliceps gum;Acacia dealbata gum;Acacia fragilis gum;Acacia gum;Acacia leptopetala gum;Acacia ligulata gum;Acacia meisneri gum;Acacia salicina gum;Acacia senegal gum;Acacia syrup;Arabic Cool;Arabic Cool SS;Arabicum rubber;Cape gum;E 414;FiberGum AS;Gum Arabic FT;Gum acacia;Gum ovaline;Gum thala;Gums, acacia;Gundar gum;Instant Gum AA;Instant Gum IRX;Instant Gum IRX 40693;Instantgum AB;Khair gum;Maklai gum;Neosoft AB;Quick Gum 8015;Quick Polish;Spraygum;Starsol No.1;Supergum EM 2;TIC Gum Arabic FT;Valspray A;

Chemical Property of Arabic gum

Chemical Property:

• Appearance/Colour: white to yellow-white powder
• PSA: 0.00000
• Density: 1.35 g/cm³
• LogP: 0.00000
• Storage Temp.: Sealed in dry,Room Temperature
• Solubility.: water: soluble
• Water Solubility.: Water soluble. Aqueous solution is acidic to litmus.

Purity/Quality:

99% ^*data from raw suppliers

Gum arabic ^*data from reagent suppliers

Safty Information:

• Pictogram(s): Xi
• Hazard Codes: Xi
• Statements: 36-36/37/38
• Safety Statements: 26-36/37/39-27

MSDS Files:

Total 1 MSDS from other Authors

Useful:

• Description: Acacia gum is an odourless white to yellow-white powder. It is soluble in water and incompatible with alcohol and oxidising agents and precipitates. It gels on addition of solutions of ferric salts, borax, lead subacetate, alcohol, sodium silicate, gelatin, and ammoniated tincture of guaiac. It is non-toxic and non-hazardous. It is a water-soluble gum from several species of the acacia tree, especially Acacia senegal and A. arabica, and used in the manufacture of adhesives and ink and as a binding medium for marbling colours. Gum arabic is also known as gum acacia and is a natural gum made of hardened sap taken from two species of the Acacia tree – Acacia senegal and Acacia seyal. Gum arabic is a natural product of the Acacia senegal tree, occurring as an exudate from the trunks and branches. It is used primarily in the food industry as a stabiliser but has had more varied uses. It is normally collected by hand when dried, when it resembles a hard, amber-like resin normally referred to as ‘tears’. Gum arabic is widely used in the food industry as an emulsifier, thickener, and flavouring and thickening agent. It is employed as a soothing agent in inflammatory conditions of the respiratory, digestive, and urinary tracts and is useful in diarrhoea and dysentery. It exerts a soothing influence upon all the surfaces with which it comes in contact. Gum acacia is an ingredient of all the official Trochisci and various syrups, pastes, and pastilles or jujubes. During the time of the gum harvest, the Moors of the desert are said to live almost entirely on it, and it has been proved that 6 oz. is sufficient to support an adult for 24 h. Gum acacia is highly nutritious, is a mixture of saccharides and glycoproteins, and provides the properties of a glue and binder suitable for human edibility. In many cases of disease, it is considered that a solution of gum arabic may for a time constitute the exclusive drink and food of the patient. Gum arabic reduces the surface tension of liquids, which leads to increased fizzing in carbonated drinks.
• Uses: A gum obtained from breaks or wounds in the bark of acacia trees. It dissolves in hot or cold water forming clear solutions which can be up to 50% gum acacia. The solubility in water increases with temperature. It is used in confectionary glazes to retard or prevent sugar crystallization and acts as an emulsifier to prevent fat from forming an oxidizable, greasy film. It functions as a flavor fixative in spray-drying to form a thin film around the flavor particle. It also functions as an emulsifier in flavor emulsions, as a cloud agent in beverages, and as a form stabilizer. It is also termed acacia. As mucilage, excipient for tablets, size, emulsifier, thickener, also in candy, other foods; as colloidal stabilizer. In the manufacture of spray-dried "fixed" flavorsstable, powdered flavors used in packaged dry-mix products (puddings, desserts, cake mixes) where flavor stability and long shelf life are important. acacia (Acacia senegal)(acacia gum; black catechu; gum acacia; gum Arabic) is commonly used in traditional remedies as a soothing and anti-inflammatory agent. It is also used as a vegetable gum for product thickening. In extract form, acacia is recommended for dry, sensitive, or delicate skin. Acacia is the dried gummy sap from the stems and branches of various species of the African acacia tree. It may cause skin rashes in cases of allergy.