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Gum arabic
About: Gum arabic is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2197 publications have been published within this topic receiving 47782 citations. The topic is also known as: acacia gum.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the possibility of honey spray drying with addition of maltodextrin and gum Arabic as drying agents, and obtained powder with a honey content of more than 50% d.b.
Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the possibility of honey spray drying with addition of maltodextrin and gum Arabic as drying agents. The influence of the concentration of the solution subjected to drying, the type and content of the drying agents upon the physical properties of obtained powders was examined. An attempt was undertaken to obtain powder with a honey content of more than 50% d.b. Spray drying of multifloral honey with the addition of maltodextrin and gum Arabic was carried out at inlet air temperature of 180°C, feed rate of 1 mL/s and rotational speed of a disc atomizer of 39,000 rpm. The properties of obtained powders were quantified in terms of moisture content, bulk density, Hausner ratio, apparent density, hygroscopicity and wettability. Using gum Arabic it was possible to obtain a product with a higher content of honey (67% solids) than in the case of maltodextrin (50% d.b.). However, the powders obtained with gum Arabic were characterised by worse physical properties: higher hygroscopicity and cohesion, and longer wetting time.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors introduced hydrophobicity in guar gum hydrolysate (GGH) with a view to develop a suitable alternative to gum Arabic (GA) as wall material for microencapsulation.
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TL;DR: In this article, wide angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) and thermogravimetric analysis in dynamic and isothermal mode are used to characterize two similar polysaccharides exuded by Acacia senegal of different history and an Acacia seyal sample.
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01 Jul 1986-Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment
TL;DR: Nitrogen conversion factors for gum arabic, gum tragacanth, gum karaya, guar gum, locust bean (carob) gum, tara gum (Caesalpinia spp.), and xanthan gum have been calculated from data for the amino acid compositions of their proteinaceous components.
Abstract: Nitrogen conversion factors for gum arabic (Acacia Senegal (L.) Willd.), gum tragacanth (Asiatic Astragalus spp.), gum karaya (Sterculia spp.), guar gum (Cyamopsis spp.), locust bean (carob) gum (Ceratonia spp.), tara gum (Caesalpinia spp.), and xanthan gum (Xanthomonas campestris) have been calculated from data for the amino acid compositions of their proteinaceous components. The factors derived differ from the arbitrary values (5.7 or 6.25) at present specified by international regulatory authorities for some emulsifiers, stabilizers and thickeners.
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TL;DR: The mesquite tree has been widely used by the Indian cultures of central northwestern Mexico (Seri and Yaqui) and the southwestern United States (Papago, Pima) since pre-Columbian times, mainly as a sweet, an ingredient in human and animal feedstuffs, and as a medicinal aid for sore eyes, sore throat, stomach ache, diarrhea, for preventing infections, and for the treatments of open wounds as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Publisher Summary Mesquite gum, or Prosopis gum, was widely used by the Indian cultures of central northwestern Mexico (Seri and Yaqui) and the southwestern United States (Papago, Pima) since pre-Columbian times, mainly as a sweet, an ingredient in human and animal feedstuffs, and as a medicinal aid for sore eyes, sore throat, stomach ache, diarrhea, for preventing infections, and for the treatments of open wounds Mesquite gum has been extensively used in Mexico and the southwestern United States in small processing industries, mainly dealing with foodstuffs and confectionery goods It was listed in the Mexican Pharmacopoeia from 1874 until 1974, after which it disappeared from the lists because of the almost inexistent supply of the gum caused by the terrible plight of the mesquite trees in Mexico This was because of the extension of grazing lands for cattle and the increasing demand for mesquite coal and wood for barbecues As a consequence, a terrible desertification of Mexico has occurred, as the root of the mesquite tree penetrates deep into the soil retaining it This fact plus cyclical shortages in the supply of gum Arabic and its increasing price have led to a drive to reforest the Mexican arid and semi-arid lands with the mesquite tree and to substitute the use of gum Arabic with mesquite gum
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