gum arabic

English

Noun

gum arabic (plural gums arabic)

Wikipedia

1. An edible substance taken from one of two species of sub-Saharan acacia trees. It is used in the food industry as a stabilizer (e.g. in soda, gumdrops and marshmallows) and in other industries including pharmaceuticals, paints and polishes.

Translations

substance from acacia trees

• Catalan: goma aràbiga f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿拉伯樹膠, 阿拉伯树胶 (Ālābó shùjiāo)

• Finnish: arabikumi (fi)
• German: Gummiarabikum m
• Hausa: ƙārō m

• Hungarian: gumiarabikum
• Korean: 아라비아고무 (arabiagomu)
• Russian: гуммиарабик (ru) m (gummiarábik)
• Santali: ᱜᱚᱵᱞᱚ (gabla)
• Telugu: తుమ్మబంక (te) (tummabamka)

Synonyms

• E414 when used as a thickener, stabiliser or emulsifier
• gum acacia