Acacia gum, commonly called gum arabic, is derived from certain kinds of acacia trees: Senegalia senegal and Vachellia seyal. Sap is extracted from acacia trees by cutting incisions in their bark that ...

Young umbrella acacia trees in Africa survive severe drought by putting their natural processes into overdrive when water is in short supply, prioritizing continued growth over water conservation, new ...

Used since the Stone Age in Africa, acacia gum improves the stability and texture of food products. In today’s world of food innovation, it delivers myriad benefits from emulsification to thickening, ...

Acacia gum — also known as gum arabic or food additive E414 — is a key ingredient sourced across Africa’s “gum belt”, but the war in Sudan is causing major disruption. Supplies are tightening, local ...

The Indonesian company PT Mayawana Persada has shifted focus from clearing peatlands in western Borneo to planting acacia on previously cleared lands in defiance of a government order to restore ...