Analytical data for Acacia senegal var. senegal gum samples collected between 1993 and 1995 from Sudan

Food Hydrocolloids

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 373-378

  Karamalla, K A ^a   Siddig, N E ^b   Osman, M E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b Khartoum Gum Arab Proc Co (GAPC)   (Sudan)

^c Department of Research and Development   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Acacia senegal var. senegal; Gum arabic; Hashab gum; Specific rotation and nitrogen content; Specifications

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NITROGEN; QUALITY CONTROL; VALUE ENGINEERING;

ACACIA SENEGAL; ACACIUM SENEGAL VAR.; EQUIVALENT WEIGHT; GUM ARABIC; HASHAB GUM; NITROGEN CONTENT; SENEGAL; SPECIFIC ROTATION AND NITROGEN CONTENT; SPECIFIC ROTATIONS; VISCOSITY AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

VISCOSITY;

ACACIA SENEGAL;

EID: 0041179522     PISSN: 0268005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-005X(98)00005-8     Document Type: Article

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