Gum arabic, also known as gum arabic, is derived from the exudate of the trunk of the genus Acacia in the leguminous family, so it is also called gum acacia. The main components of gum arabic are macromolecular polysaccharides and their calcium, magnesium and potassium salts. It mainly includes aldose, galactose, glucuronic acid and so on.
Good-quality gum arabic is amber in color, with large and round particles, and is mainly produced in Africa. Gum arabic can also be widely used in beverage production. For example, it can stabilize the flavor and essential oils in the production of soft drink concentrates. It is also used in candy
manufacturing, like traditional hard (wine) gummy and soft candies, and can also be used as a foam stabilizer for marshmallows.
Gum arabic has good emulsification properties, especially suitable for oil-in-water emulsification systems, and is widely used as an emulsion stabilizer in emulsified flavors; it also has good film-forming properties; it is used as a microcapsule film-forming agent for essential oils Or other liquid raw materials are converted into powder form, which can extend the flavor quality and prevent oxidation.
It can also be used as a flavor carrier for bakery products. Gum arabic can hinder the formation of sugar crystals. It can be used as an anti-crystallization agent in candies to prevent crystals from separating out. It can also effectively emulsify the milk fat in toffee to avoid overflow; it can also be used to polish the surface of chocolate so that the chocolate only dissolves Mouth, insoluble in hands; gum arabic is used to emulsify and disperse essential oils and oil-soluble pigments in carbonated beverages such as cola, to prevent them from floating essential oils and pigments during storage, resulting in pigment circles at the bottleneck; gum arabic is also combined with vegetable oils and resins Wait for a piece to be used as a fogging agent for beverages to increase the variety of beverage appearance.
In terms of nutrition, gum arabic basically produces no calories and is a good water-soluble dietary fiber. It is used in health care products, candy and beverages. Applications in the food industry can be summarized as: natural emulsion stabilizers, thickeners, suspending agents, adhesives, film-forming
agents, polishes, water-soluble dietary fibers, etc.