Gum Arabic

Gum Arabic is a fair trade and sustainable gum for incense, medicine and culinary applications. It is one of two non-fragrant gums in the shop.

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Used as a binder in incense production, a stabilizer, emulsifier, adhesive and thickener in food, beverages and cosmetics, it  is an extremely useful tree product.

An exudate of a number of different Acacia species that are found in Africa and Arabia, Gum Arabic is used extensively in the food and confection industry to lend viscosity to beverages and stability to food products. It is used in icing and confection glazes, to suspend essential oils and create oil/water emulsions.
Dissolved Gum Arabic is a standard base for watercolours to which pigments are added.

It creates the gumminess of Marshmallows, Gummy bears and other soft confections and forms natural gummy balls on the trees while it is fresh.
It is a favourite food of Baboons in Africa and they are known to wait patiently while the tree produces a fresh flow of gummy yumminess for their pleasure.

Needless to say that it is also a favourite snack of children in the Savanna. Though we miss this delectable stage of Gum Arabic, it is a completely water-soluble product and is easily powdered and reconstituted with water for its many everyday applications.
It is eminently edible, odourless, flavourless and transparent when dissolved in water which adds to its popularity and broad use.

Gum arabic is a key ingredient in traditional lithography and is used in printing, paint production, glue, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and various industrial applications.

What will you create with it?

Dan

Materials: Acacia Seyal, Gum Arabic.


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Angelina (Ashburn, US)
Bonne qualité L'article répondait a mes a...

Bonne qualité
L'article répondait a mes attentes.

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Buster (Ashburn, US)
Thank you good quality product

Thank you good quality product

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Jillian (Ashburn, US)
Amazing selection, and great quality!

Amazing selection, and great quality!

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J.B.
Material is not true

I ordered this as the materials claim to be seyal and the bag I received is actually labeled to be Senegal.

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Verdie (Ashburn, US)
Super fast shipping, great quality, very h...

Super fast shipping, great quality, very happy with my purchase.