Uses of Gum Arabic (Acacia sp.) in the Food and Pharmaceutical Industries
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Abstract
Gum arabic, also known as gum acacia, is defined in the National Formulary 18 (U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc. 1995) as the dried gummy exudate from the stems and branches of Acacia senegal (Linne) Willdenow and other related African species of Acacia (family Leguminosae). The specifications for gum arabic in commerce, as adopted by the U.S. Food and Nutrition Board (1996), are shown in Table 1.
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