Evidence for the safety of gum arabic (Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.) as a food additive--a brief review.
Scrutiny of the experimental evidence of safety demanded by the international food safety authorities has led them to conclude that no limitation to the use of gum arabic as a food additive need be specified when it conforms to the established criteria of identity and purity. This brief review collates the dietary, toxicological, immunological, chemical and other studies available.
D000818:Animals; D005503:Food Additives / Q000633:toxicity*; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity; D006170:Gum Arabic / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000633:toxicity*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration; D014944:World Health Organization
D005503:Food Additives; D011134:Polysaccharides; D006170:Gum Arabic