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SOLUBILITY |
Can yields
solutions up to 55% concentration. Gum
Arabic is truly soluble in cold water
other gums are either insoluble in cold
water or from colloidal suspension, not
true solution. |
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VISCOSITY |
A 20% aqueous
solution will give less than 100 cps;i.e
Gum Arabic is not very viscous at such
concentration .high viscosity is
obtained only at concentration of
40-50%. |
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FILM -FORMING |
Gum Arabic's superb
film –forming properties make it ideal
for some confectionary 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 |
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COLOR |
Colorless (top
quality) to pale straw color (average
quality). |
|
TASTE |
Gum Arabic has no
off-taste. The taste of flavoring
products co-spray dried with Gum Arabic
is not affect or dulled by Gum Arabic as
carrier. |
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FIBER |
Gum Arabic can be
regarded as 96%"solube fiber", according
to the latest evidence by nutritional
experts. |
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CALORIC VALUE |
Officially
recognized in the USA as being under 1
Kcal per gram. Generally defined as
POLYSACHARIDE DIETARY FIBER WIYH REDUCED
CALORIC INTAKE. |
|
CHOLESTEROL
REDUCER |
Human dietary
intake studies have indicated a
reduction in blood cholesterol levels
when above average amount of Gum Arabic
(25 grams per day) are ingested in
solutions. |
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TOXICOLOGICAL
STATUS |
"ADI not specified
"(JEFACA + EEC);"Generally Recognized as
safe "(GRAS),USA |
