The history of Gum Arabic can be traced back to the roots of civilization. From use in mummification and inks for hieroglyphics in ancient days, to ceramics and painting through the centuries, to food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, Gum Arabic has withstood the test of time.
Derived from the sap of the African acacia tree, and defined as a cold water-soluble polysaccharide, Gum Arabic is a multi-functional hydrocolloid that features a highly branched arabino-galactan-protein complex.
Gum Arabic is harvested in the gum belt of Africa: Chad, Eritrea, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sudan. It is dried or aged for one year, before being processed into spray dried powder and put to use in thousands of applications worldwide.
