Gum Arabic is a natural product derived from hardened acacia tree sap harvested in the Sahel region of Africa. Gum Arabic is the most commercially valuable gum extracted from plants, given its many desirable properties, edible nature, and natural origin. It is, therefore, a primary ingredient across industries, particularly food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics.
The product serves as a stabiliser, a binder, an emulsifier, and a viscosity-increasing agent in confectionery, soft drinks, and wine, as well as, non-food products such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, printing, ceramics, photosensitive chemicals, textiles, paper, ink,
paints and adhesives.
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