A complex gum polysaccharide found in the sap of acacia trees, used as a thickener and stabilizer in food and medicine.
From 'gum arabic,' originally derived from Arabic 'gum' because the substance came from acacia trees in the Arabian Peninsula and Sudan. The term 'arabin' was coined in the 1800s.
Arabin is what makes gum arabic possible—this ancient substance has been traded for over 4,000 years and is still used in everything from soft drinks to print, because it dissolves perfectly in both hot and cold water!
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