SOLUBILITY	:	Gum Arabic is truly soluble in cold water.Other gums are either insoluble in cold water or form colloidal suspensions,not true solutions.
VISCOSITY	:	:Gum Arabic is not very viscous it has low viscosity.
FILM-FROMING	:	Gum Arabic superb film-forming properties make it ideal for some confectionery coatings and lithographic plate solutions.
EMULSIFIER	:	Gum Arabic produces highly stable emulsions making it very useful in the preparation of oil-in-water food flavour emulsions,particularly for citrus oils.
COLOR	:	White ( Top quality ) to pale yellow Amber Yellow and Red .
TASTE	:	Gum Arabic has no off-taste. The taste of flavouring products co-spraydried with Gum Arabic as the carrier .
FIBER	:	Gum Arabic can be regarded as 95% "Soluble fiber" according to some of the available test methods .
CALORIC VALUE	:	Officially recognized in the U.S.A as being under 1 Kcal per gram . However,recent research points to values of 3-4 Kcal / gram, the value adopted by the joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee since its inauguration . Ongoing discussion and research continues on this subject .
CHOLESTEROL	:	Human dietary intake studies have indicated a reduction in blood cholestrol levels when above average amounts of Gum Arabic ( 25 grams per day ) are ingested in solution .
TOXICOLOGICAL	:	"ADI not specfied" ( JEFCA + EEC )
STATUS	:	"Generally Recognized as Safe" (GRAS)
Source of Supply Till the year 1972,the Gum Arabic Talha was Exported only by Sudan and India was major Byer of this grade in the world.In the year 1973/74 there is acute shortage due to severe drought in Sudan.The Gum Arabic users all over the world look for the substitute and other source of supply now Sudan,Nigeria,Tchad,Mali,Senegal & Moritania are the supplier of Gum Arabic.