title: Exudate gums: occurrence, production, and applications.
abstract: This paper presents a review of the industrially most relevant exudate gums: gum arabic, gum karya, and gum tragacanth. Exudate gums are obtained as the natural exudates of different tree species and exhibit unique properties in a wide variety of applications. This review covers the chemical structure, occurrence and production of the different gums. It also deals with the size and relative importance of the various players on the world market. Furthermore, it gives an overview of the main application fields of the different gums, both food and non-food.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium. Dirk.Verbeken@rug.ac.be
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Verbeken
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dierckx
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dewettinck
mesh_terms: D005503:Food Additives / Q000737:chemistry / Q000191:economics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006170:Gum Arabic / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000191:economics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007618:Karaya Gum / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000191:economics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012116:Resins, Plant / Q000737:chemistry / Q000191:economics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014144:Tragacanth / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000191:economics / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D005503:Food Additives; D012116:Resins, Plant; D006170:Gum Arabic; D007618:Karaya Gum; D014144:Tragacanth