1.0 2010-04-08 22:04:53 UTC 2025-11-18 22:29:09 UTC FDB001217 Gum arabic Stabiliser for soft drink and flavour emulsions; encapsulating agent to protect lipid or liposoluble materials that are sensitive to decomposition; texturising or filming agent in confectionary; gelling agent or carrier in reduced calorie applications; clarification and stabilising aid in wines Gum arabic, also known as gum acacia, chaar gund or char goond, is a natural gum made of hardened sap taken from two species of the acacia tree; Acacia senegal and Acacia seyal. The gum is harvested commercially from wild trees throughout the Sahel from Senegal and Sudan to Somalia, although it has been historically cultivated in Arabia and West Asia. Gum arabic is a complex mixture of polysaccharides and glycoproteins that is used primarily in the food industry as a stabilizer. It is edible and has E number E414. Gum arabic is a key ingredient in traditional lithography and is used in printing, paint production, glue, cosmetics and various industrial applications, including viscosity control in inks and in textile industries, although cheaper materials compete with it for many of these roles.; It is an important ingredient in shoe polish, and can be used in making homemade incense cones. It is also used as a lickable adhesive, for example on postage stamps and cigarette papers. Printers employ it to stop oxidation of aluminium printing plates in the interval between processing of the plate and its use on a printing press[citation needed]. Acacia gum ACACIA, GUM (ACACIA SENEGAL (L.) WILLD.) Australian gum E414 FEMA 2001 Gum arabic Wattle gum C15H20NNaO4 301.318 301.12900241 sodium 2-[(7-carboxyheptyl)-C-hydroxycarbonimidoyl]benzen-1-olate sodium 2-[(7-carboxyheptyl)-C-hydroxycarbonimidoyl]benzenolate 9000-01-5 [Na+].OC(=O)CCCCCCC\N=C(/O)C1=CC=CC=C1[O-] InChI=1S/C15H21NO4.Na/c17-13-9-6-5-8-12(13)15(20)16-11-7-3-1-2-4-10-14(18)19;/h5-6,8-9,17H,1-4,7,10-11H2,(H,16,20)(H,18,19);/q;+1/p-1 UOENJXXSKABLJL-UHFFFAOYSA-M belongs to the class of organic compounds known as salicylamides. These are carboxamide derivatives of salicylic acid. Salicylic acid is the ortho-hydroxylated derivative of benzoic acid. Salicylamides Organic compounds Benzenoids Benzene and substituted derivatives Benzoic acids and derivatives Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoids 1-hydroxy-4-unsubstituted benzenoids Benzamides Benzoyl derivatives Carbonyl compounds Carboxylic acid salts Carboxylic acids Hydrocarbon derivatives Hydroxy fatty acids Medium-chain fatty acids Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives Organic oxides Organic sodium salts Organic zwitterions Organonitrogen compounds Organopnictogen compounds Secondary carboxylic acid amides Vinylogous acids 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid 1-hydroxy-4-unsubstituted benzenoid Aromatic homomonocyclic compound Benzamide Benzoyl Carbonyl group Carboxamide group Carboxylic acid Carboxylic acid derivative Carboxylic acid salt Fatty acid Fatty acyl Hydrocarbon derivative Hydroxy fatty acid Medium-chain fatty acid Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives Organic alkali metal salt Organic nitrogen compound Organic oxide Organic oxygen compound Organic salt Organic sodium salt Organic zwitterion Organonitrogen compound Organooxygen compound Organopnictogen compound Phenol Salicylamide Secondary carboxylic acid amide Vinylogous acid logp 2.67 ALOGPS logs -3.57 ALOGPS solubility 8.13e-02 g/l ALOGPS logp 3.42 ChemAxon pka_strongest_acidic 4.93 ChemAxon pka_strongest_basic 4.47 ChemAxon iupac sodium 2-[(7-carboxyheptyl)-C-hydroxycarbonimidoyl]benzen-1-olate ChemAxon average_mass 301.318 ChemAxon mono_mass 301.12900241 ChemAxon smiles [Na+].OC(=O)CCCCCCC\N=C(/O)C1=CC=CC=C1[O-] ChemAxon formula C15H20NNaO4 ChemAxon inchi InChI=1S/C15H21NO4.Na/c17-13-9-6-5-8-12(13)15(20)16-11-7-3-1-2-4-10-14(18)19;/h5-6,8-9,17H,1-4,7,10-11H2,(H,16,20)(H,18,19);/q;+1/p-1 ChemAxon inchikey UOENJXXSKABLJL-UHFFFAOYSA-M ChemAxon polar_surface_area 92.95 ChemAxon refractivity 87.03 ChemAxon polarizability 31.02 ChemAxon rotatable_bond_count 9 ChemAxon acceptor_count 5 ChemAxon donor_count 2 ChemAxon physiological_charge 0 ChemAxon formal_charge 0 ChemAxon Specdb::MsMs 1268128 Specdb::MsMs 1268129 Specdb::MsMs 1268130 Specdb::MsMs 1383163 Specdb::MsMs 1383164 Specdb::MsMs 1383165