Gum acacia (also known as gum arabic) comes from the sap of acacia trees. Gum acacia is a natural water soluble hydrocolloid, a polysaccharide, belonging to the complex arabinogalactan family.

The production area in Africa is commonly called the Gum Belt.

For decades, gum acacia has been widely used by the food and the beverage industry for its functional properties and more recently, its nutritional and health benefits are also much sought after.

For CNI's part, it is able to guarantee a high quality product, issued from environmentally-friendly cultivation (no use of pesticides or fertilizers) and for which the traceability of each batch can be proved from the tree to the customer. Gum acacia is a food ingredient recognized as safe (GRAS) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is labeled as acacia gum, arabic gum or acacia fiber.

The quality provided by CNI is a water-soluble gum acacia, neutral in color, taste and odor with overall functionalities and nutritional properties:

Functional properties

• Emulsifier for oil in water emulsions
• Carrier for encapsulation
• Stabilizer for colloidal systems
• Texturizer in sugar and polyol mediums
• Binder for sugar and polyol compressed products

Nutritional properties

• Enrichment in soluble dietary fibers
• Improvement of digestive comfort
• Source of prebiotic fiber