Arabic Gum

Also known as gum Sudani, acacia gum, gum Arabic, gum acacia, acacia, Senegal gum, and Indian gum. The gum is harvested commercially from wild trees, mostly in Sudan (80%) and throughout the Sahel, from Senegal to Somalia.

Arabic Gum is a rich source of dietary fibers and is used in the food and pharmaceutical industries. It possesses a broad range of health benefits that have been evidently proved through several in vitro and in vivo studies.

Arabic Gum is a Key ingredient in traditional lithography. It is used in the printing and production of paint and watercolor painting, glue, cosmetics, and various industrial sectors.

Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese people depend on gum Arabic for their livelihood. Sudan’s exports of Arabic Gum in (2019) reached about 160,000 tonnes.

TYPES WE OFFER?

Our company offers the two types of gum Arabic mainly in raw form and a possibility to offer processed gum as mechanical powder and kibbled form upon customer’s special request.

• Hashab Gum (ACACIA SENEGAL): We offer this type in one grade called the cleaned grade which is the standard grade varying from light to dark amber, comprises whole or broken lumps and it contains a minimal amount of siftings (fine particles) but dust, bark, and dirt is removed. *(please see SSMO specs sheet)
• Talha Gum (ACACIA SYAL): We sort this type into four grades:
• 1- Talha sifting grade – particle size (0.5mm ~ 4mm)
• 2- Talha grade 3 (G3) – particle size (4mm and above)
• 3- Talha dust grade – particle size (under 0.5mm)
• 4- Talha cleaned – consists of a minimum of 35% sifting and 65 % G3