General Introduction and applications of Gum acacia

1. Sushil Patel

2. Introduction
• Gum arabic was collected from Acacia
nilotica(Belongs from Fabaceae family) which
was called the "gum arabic tree“.
• Gum arabic is a complex mixture of
glycoproteins and polysaccharides.
• It is the original source of the sugars arabinose
and ribose, both of which were first discovered
and isolated from it.

3. Characteristic properties
• Gum Arabic is soluble in water
• It is edible, non-toxic and safe for human
consumption.
• It has wide variety of Industrial applications
• Pharmaceutical drugs and cosmetics also use
the gum as a binder, emulsifying agent
• Gum arabic slows the rate of absorption of
some drugs, includinga Amoxycillin, from the
gut.

4. Composition of Gum acacia
Arabinogalactan
Arabinose and galactose
8-5' Non cyclic diferulic acid
Covalent Linkage
Gum Acacia

5. Industrial Applications of gum acacia
• Food Industry
• Textile Industry
• Paint Industry
• Pharma industry
• Beverage Industry
• Cosmetic Industry