What makes gum Arabic so special and not subject for substitutions?
There is a substitute for gum Arabic, but it’s not 100% substitute. There are some industries for which the demand of gum Arabic is very important; there is no way that they go for another substitute like say Pepsi Cola, Coca Cola they have to use gum Arabic, because the solution is very stable. Also if you have any background on chemistry, it gives you a good homogeneous solution; you can merge the juice in a cup or a bottle; on the other hand it’s capsulate the flavor and it doesn’t loose the flavor quickly like the other materials, so gum Arabic is used to encapsulate the flavor for longer time, and this is also true for some cosmetics it gives the acceptance and the smell for long time. The chemistry of the gum itself is unique, it is used as a stabilizer in the food industry. So it’s very important, chemically stable, neutral in its action, natural product, not harmful, not poisonous, it does not cause any side effects. Another use is for instance the sweet industry: you can subst
