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Utilization of Gum Arabic for Industries and Human Health

Eqbal Dauqan1 and Aminah Abdullah1
  • 1 School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi Selangor, Malaysia

Abstract

Gum Arabic, a natural polysaccharide derived from exudates of Acacia senegal and Acacia seyal trees, is a commonly used food hydrocolloid. The highlight of this study was to review the utilization of gum Arabic for industries and human health. Gum Arabic has a unique combination of excellent emulsifying properties and low solution viscosity. These properties make gum Arabic very useful in several industries but especially in the food industry where it is used as a flavor and stabilizer of citrus oil emulsion concentrates in soft drinks.

American Journal of Applied Sciences
Volume 10 No. 10, 2013, 1270-1279

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2013.1270.1279

Submitted On: 7 November 2012 Published On: 6 September 2013

How to Cite: Dauqan, E. & Abdullah, A. (2013). Utilization of Gum Arabic for Industries and Human Health. American Journal of Applied Sciences, 10(10), 1270-1279. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2013.1270.1279

Open AccessCopyright: © 2013 Eqbal Dauqan and Aminah Abdullah. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

  • Gum Arabic
  • Acacia Senegal
  • Acacia Seyal