Prepared Foods' R&D Application Seminars presenters share formulation insights using gum acacia and potato starches
Gum acacia is a tree exudate sourced from nature by collection from wild trees in Africa. Available in spray-dried or instant soluble forms, the gum is a fully traceable, sustainable and organic product. Gum acacia is an odorless, tasteless, colorless, highly water soluble, multi-functional polysaccharide. A highly safe food additive also known as gum Arabic, gum acacia is ideal for dietary applications and fiber-enrichment purposes.
Offering numerous functional properties, gum acacia is today found in thousands of products. There are two main grades of gum acacia: Senegal gum and Seyal gum. Acacia Senegal has more negative charges, due to higher amounts of glucuronic acid and a different proportion of sugars than acacia Seyal, so it behaves somewhat differently in products.