Acacia (gum arabic)
For Acacia (gum arabic), jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.780; use conditions is in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: ( a ) Acacia (gum arabic) is the dried gummy exudate from stems and branches of trees of various species of the genus Acacia , family Leguminosae, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- Additive
- Acacia (gum arabic) verified
- Jurisdiction
- US FDA (21 CFR 172–178) our reading
- Status
- permitted our reading
- Citation
- 21 CFR 172.780 our reading
- Use conditions
- in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: ( a ) Acacia (gum arabic) is the dried gummy exudate from stems and branches of trees of various species of the genus Acacia , family Leguminosae. verified
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What the source says
§ 172.780 Acacia (gum arabic). The food additive may be safely used in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: ( a ) Acacia (gum arabic) is the dried gummy exudate from stems and branches of trees of various species of the genus Acacia , family Leguminosae.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172