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Acacia Gum
Acacia Gum
Acacia Gum
What is it:
Acacia gum (gum arabic) is a natural gum sourced from the sap of the Acacia senegal and Acacia seyal trees. It is a complex mixture of polysaccharides and glycoproteins. To produce acacia gum, the sap is collected from the bark of the acacia trees. The sap is then dried and hardened into nodules that are harvested and processed to remove impurities. Acacia gum is widely used in various industries, including food, beverage, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics, as an emulsifier, stabilizer, and thickening agent due to its unique properties and solubility in water.
Rating:
Acacia gum is a good source of soluble fiber and appears to have various health benefits, including improving oral health, cholesterol levels, and body weight.
Resources:
- Acacia as an herbal component of toothpaste for oral health (review)
- Acacia gum improved plasma cholesterol levels (randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trials)
- Acacia gum improves BMI and body fat percentage in healthy adult females (two-arm randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial)
How we rate ingredients
Health is like a bank account, certain ingredients make a deposit into your health bank, meaning they add to
your health. Certain ingredients withdraw from your health bank. We want health promoting ingredients in our diet. To keep things simple, we rate ingredients on a green, yellow, red scale:
Clean
It is naturally occurring in food and has no harmful effects on the body. It is real food. It is health promoting.
Caution
It goes into one or more of the below categories
- It is not naturally occurring in food but doesn’t have data showing it has a harmful effect on the body (additives like Gellan Gum)
- It is naturally occurring but can have some harmful effects on the body (added sugars, oils, gums etc.)
We Avoid
It is known to have a harmful effect on the body (ex. All food colorings, Natural Flavors, MSG, Potassium bromate, aspartame, artificial flavors)
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