Dependence on gum arabic — the sap from acacia trees — is helping to prolong the world’s worst humanitarian disaster

Dependence on gum arabic — the sap from acacia trees — is helping to prolong the world’s worst humanitarian disaster

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  • myrmidexAEnglish
    3·
    10 hours ago

    Sounded interesting, but couldn’t get past the paywall. Wikipedia gave me the info I was looking for though:

    Gum arabic is a complex mixture of glycoproteins and polysaccharides, predominantly polymers of arabinose and galactose. It is soluble in water, edible, and used primarily in the food industry and soft drink industry as a stabilizer, with E number E414 (I414 in the US).

    • silence7@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
      2·
      10 hours ago

      Turns out it had a view count limit that I didn’t notice. Here’s an archived copy; not a completely trustworthy archive, but they seem to be accurate on this one.