Catalogs and Products Specifications

General Properties:
SOLUBILITY: Soluble up to 55% concentration. Gum Arabic is truly soluble in cold water. Other gums are either insoluble in cold water or form colloidal suspensions, solutions not true.
VISCOSITY: A 20% aqueous solution will give less than 100 cps, i.e. Gum Arabic is not very viscous at such concentrations. High viscosity
is obtained only at concentrations of 40% - 50%.
FILM-FORMING: Gum Arabic's superb film-forming properties make it ideal for some confectionery coatings and lithographic plate solutions.
EMULSIFIER: Gum Arabic produces highly stable emulsions making it very useful in the preparation of oil-in-water food flavor emulsions, particularly for citrus oils.
COLOR: Colorless (top quality) to pale straw color (average quality).
TASTE: Gum Arabic has no off-taste. The taste of flavoring products co-spraydried with Gum Arabic is not affected or dulled by Gum Arabic as the carrier.
FIBER: Gum Arabic is regarded as 90% "Soluble Fiber," according to the latest researches.
CALORIC VALUE: Generally defined as POLYSACCHARIDE DIETARY FIBER WITH REDUCED CALORIC INTAKE.
CHOLESTEROL REDUCER: Human dietary intake studies have indicated a reduction in blood cholesterol levels when Gum Arabic amounts (25 grams per day) are ingested in solution.
TOXICOLOGICAL STATUS: "Generally Recognized as Safe".

Color of 20% solution: Lt. Amber
Viscosity of 20% solution: 70 – 110 cp
PH of 20% solution: 4.0 – 4.8
Specks Test (Per Standard)
Specific Rotation: (oc)D 25c (-22) to (-34)
Moisture: 15% max
Total Ash: 4 % max
Acid Insoluble Residue: 0.35% max
Identification: Positive
Starch or Dextrin: Negative
Tannin Bearing Gum: Negative
Arsenic: 3 ppm max
Lead: 5 ppm max
Heavy Metals: 20 ppm max
Total Dietary Fiber (As is): 80% min
Total Dietary Fiber (Dry weight): 90% min
Salmonella: Negative
E. Coil: Negative

Oil Content Min: 48%
Admixture Max: 1%
Purity Min: 99%
Foreign matter Max: 1%
FFA Max: 2%
Other color seeds Max: 2%

Oil Content Min: 52%
Admixture Max: 1%
Purity Min: 99%
Foreign matter Max: 3%
FFA Max:  3%
Other color seeds Max: 3%

Color: Red
Aflatoxin: Free
Damages and Splits: 3% Max
Foreign matter: 5% Max
Humidity: 5% Max
Moisture: 7% Max
Oil content: 45% Min
FFA: 2% Max

Color: Red
Moisture: 8% Max
Broken parts: 30% Max
Ash: 10% Max
Protien content: 5% Max
Extraction: 70% Min
PH: 2.7