| ≥1 piece |
Gum Arabic Details
Gum Arabic, also known as Acacia Gum, chaar gund, char goond, or meska, is a natural gum made of hardened sap taken from two species of the acacia tree; Acacia senegal and Acacia seyal. The gum is harvested commercially from wild trees throughout the Sahel from Senegal and Sudan to Somalia, although it has been historically cultivated in Arabia and West Asia.
Gum Arabic Specification
| ITEMS | STANDARD |
| Appearance | White to off-white Powder |
| Odor | Own inherent smell, no odor |
| Viscosity (25%, 25°C, mPa.s) | 60- 100 |
| pH | 3.5- 6.5 |
| Moisture(105°C, 4h) | ≤ 10% |
| Total ash | ≤ 4% |
| Acid insoluble ash | ≤ 0.5% |
| Acid insoluble matter | ≤ 1% |
| Nitrogen | 0.24%- 0.41% |
| Starch or dextrin | Negative |
| Tannin | Negative |
| Arsenic (As) | ≤ 2 mg/kg |
| Lead (Pb) | ≤ 3 mg/kg |
| Mercury (Hg) | ≤ 1 mg/kg |
| Cadmium (Cd) | ≤ 1 mg/kg |
| Heavy Metals | ≤ 20 mg/kg |
| E.coli/ 5g | Negative |
| Salmonella spp./ 10g | Negative |
| Total Plate Count | ≤ 5000 cfu/ g |