gum arabic

Summary

gum arabic is a natural gum^[1]. It draws 2,473 Wikipedia views per month (natural_gum category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• gum arabic's instance of is recorded as natural gum^[3].
• gum arabic is used for food additive^[4].
• gum arabic is used for excipient^[5].
• gum arabic is used for painting material^[6].
• gum arabic's Commons category is recorded as Gum arabic^[7].
• gum arabic comprises oxygen^[8].
• gum arabic comprises carbon^[9].
• gum arabic comprises hydrogen^[10].
• gum arabic's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• gum arabic's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[12].
• gum arabic's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[13].
• gum arabic's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[14].

Body

Definition and Type

gum arabic's instance of is recorded as natural gum^[3].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include food additive^[4], excipient^[5], and painting material^[6]. Components include oxygen^[8], a chemical element^[15]; carbon^[9], a chemical element^[16]; and hydrogen^[10], a chemical element^[17].

Why It Matters

gum arabic draws 2,473 Wikipedia views per month (natural_gum category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]