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Gum Acacia or Gum Arabic or Karaya
CAS Number: 9000-01-5
Molecular Formula: Varies
Molecular Weight: Varies
Gum Acacia or Gum Arabic or Karaya
Specifications of Acacia USP NF Grade:
DEFINITION
Acacia is the dried gummy exudate from the stems and branches of Acacia senegal (L.) Willd or of other related African species of Acacia (Fam. Leguminosae).
IDENTIFICATION
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Analysis: To 10 mL of a cold solution (1 in 50) add 0.2 mL of diluted lead subacetate.
Acceptance criteria: A flocculent, or curdy, white precipitate is formed immediately.
IMPURITIES
Arsenic, Method II: NMT 3 ppm
Lead: NMT 10 ppm
Botanic Characteristics:
Acacia: Spheroidal tears up to 32 mm in diameter or in angular fragments of white to yellowish white color. It is translucent or somewhat opaque from the presence of numerous minute fissures; very brittle, the fractured surface glassy and occasionally iridescent. It is almost odorless and produces a mucilaginous sensation on the tongue.
Flake Acacia: White to yellowish white, thin flakes, appearing under the microscope as colorless, striated fragments
Powdered Acacia: White to yellowish white, angular microscopic fragments with only traces of starch or vegetable tissues present
Granular Acacia: White to pale yellowish white, fine granules. Under the microscope it appears as colorless, glassy, irregularly angular fragments up to 100 µm in thickness, some of which exhibit parallel linear streaks.
Spray-dried Acacia: White to off-white compacted microscopic fragments or whole spheres
Microbial Enumeration Tests and Tests for Specified Microorganisms: Meets the requirements of the tests for absence of Salmonella species
Water Determination, Method III (Gravimetric):
Analysis: For unground Acacia, crush in a mortar until it passes through a No. 40 sieve, and mix the ground material before weighing the test specimen. Dry a sample at 105C for 5 h.
Acceptance criteria: NMT 15.0% of its weight
Articles of Botanical Origin, Acid-Insoluble Ash: NMT 0.5%
Articles of Botanical Origin, Total Ash: NMT 4.0%
Insoluble Residue:
Sample solution: Dissolve 5.0 g of powdered or finely ground Acacia in 100 mL of water. Add 10 mL of 3 N hydrochloric acid.
Analysis: Boil the Sample solution gently for 15 min. Pass by suction, while hot, through a tared filtering crucible. Wash thoroughly with hot water, dry at 105° for 1 h, and weigh.
Acceptance criteria: The weight of the residue thus obtained does not exceed 50 mg.
Starch or Dextrin:
Sample solution: A solution (1 in 50)
Analysis: Boil the Sample solution cool, and add iodine.
Acceptance criteria: No bluish or reddish color is produced.
Solubility and Reaction:
Sample: 1 g
Analysis: Dissolve the Sample in 2 mL of water.
Acceptance criteria: The resulting solution flows readily and is acid to litmus.
Tannin-Bearing Gums:
Sample solution: A solution (1 in 50)
Analysis: To 10 mL of the Sample solution add 0.1 mL of ferric chloride.
Acceptance criteria: No blackish coloration or blackish precipitate is produced.
Packaging and Storage: Preserve in tight containers.
Specifications Acacia Syrup USP NF Grade:
DEFINITION
Prepare Acacia Syrup as follows:
Acacia, granular or powdered: 100 g
Sodium Benzoate: 1 g
Vanilla Tincture: 5 mL
Sucrose: 800 g
Purified Water, a sufficient quantity to make: 1000 mL
Mix Acacia, Sodium Benzoate, and Sucrose. Add 425 mL of Purified Water, and mix. Heat the mixture on a steam bath until dissolved. When cool, remove the scum, add Vanilla Tincture and sufficient Purified Water to make the product measure 1000 mL, and strain, if necessary.
Microbial Enumeration Tests and Tests for Specified Microorganisms: Meets the requirements of the test for absence of Salmonella species
Specifications of Gum Arabic FCC Food Grade:
Acacia
INS: 414 CAS: 9000-01-5
DESCRIPTION
Gum Arabic occurs as a dried, gummy exudation obtained from the stems and branches of Acacia senegal (L.) Willdenow or of related species of Acacia (Fam. Leguminosae). The unground product occurs as white or yellow-white, spheroidal tears of varying size or in angular fragments. It is also available commercially as white to yellow-white flakes, granules, or powder. One-gram dissolves in 2 mL of water, forming a solution that flows readily and is acid to litmus. It is insoluble in alcohol.
Function: Stabilizer; emulsifier.
REQUIREMENTS
Identification: Add 0.2 mL of diluted lead subacetate to 10 mL of a cold 1:50 aqueous solution. A flocculent or curdy, white precipitate forms immediately.
Arsenic: Not more than 3 mg/kg.
Ash (Acid-Insoluble): Not more than 0.5%.
Ash (Total): Not more than 4.0%.
Insoluble Matter: Not more than 1.0%.
Lead: Not more than 5 mg/kg.
Loss on Drying: Not more than 15.0%.
Starch or Dextrin: Passes test.
Tannin-Bearing Gums: Passes test.
We also supply Gum Acacia or Gum Arabic or Karaya EP BP Ph Eur grade.
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