Gum Arabic

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Gum Arabic

A gum made from sap of the acacia tree. In the 19th century, it was a major export in parts of east Africa and Sudan. Gum arabic is used in painting and in textiles, as well as in some foodstuff and as a desert on its own.

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No references found			We're planting local species, like acacias, which adapt well and which produce gum arabic, which provides resources to villagers," said Colonel Matar Cisse, the director of the national agency for the Great Green Wall. Senegal dreams of a 'Green Wall' against the desert by AFP / AFP Global Edition Gum Arabic was adopted as a carrier at 10 mg/kg; and the definition and table of conditions of dietary fiber now distinguish three main categories of carbohydrate polymers, refer to monomeric units and leave the decision on whether to include carbohydrates with monomeric units from 3 to 9, to national authorities. Codex adopts key Provisions by Nutraceuticals World President Omar al-Bashir issued a decree ending the monopoly rights held by the Gum Arabic Company to buy the raw resin drawn by farmers from certain types of acacia tree, mainly grown in the Kordofan and Darfur regions. Sudan ends government monopoly on gum arabic by Al Arabiya (Saudi Arabia)			guardian Guardian Deed Guardian IRA Guardianship Guardianship Expenses Guatemalan Quetzal Guerilla Warfare Guernsey Pound Guertin Laws Guest Law Guest Worker Guichet du reescompte Guidance guide meridians Guild Guilder Guilder Share Guilt-Edged Investment Guinea Guinea-Bissau Peso Guinean Franc Gulden Gulf Cooperation Council Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005 Gulf Rupee Gum Arabic Gun Jumping Guns and Butter Curve Gunslinger GUST Restatement Gutter Guyanese Dollar GW GWP GY GYD Gypsy Swap Gypsy Swaps H H-1B Visa H-Bond H-H page H-Shares H.W. Heinrich HAB Habatsu Habeas Corpus Habendum habendum clause Habillage de bilan Habit			Guluronic/Mannuronic Acid GULUS Guly gulyas gulyas Gulyás Gulyás gum gum gum gum gum gum Gum (anatomy) Gum (anatomy) Gum (anatomy) gum acacia gum acacia gum acacia gum acacia Gum Acaroidea gum accroides gum accroides gum albanum gum ammoniac gum ammoniac gum ammoniac Gum animal gum anime Gum animi or anime Gum Arabic Gum arabic tree gum ball gum band Gum Bands Gum Base Nalidixic Acid Tryptone Soya Agar gum benjamin gum benzoin gum benzoin gum benzoin gum bloom gum boil gum boil gum boil gum boot gum butea gum camphor Gum Cistus gum dammar gum dammar gum digger gum digger's spear Gum Disease Gum Disease Gum Disease Gum Disease Information Bureau Gum Disturbance gum down Gum dragon gum elastic gum elastic

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