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Agriculture
Arabic processing.
• To finance the maximum possible share of gum
purchases to alleviate financial pressure on the
banking system.
• To increase national earnings by facilitating the
collection of taxes in one place.
• To encourage nationals to invest in the gum
Arabic sector.
Acacia gum has long been used for its functional
properties (texturisation, emulsion stabilization, film-
forming ability, compression agent).Thanks to its very
low viscosity and its absence of taste and odor, Acacia
gum can be incorporated in large amount in foodstuffs
without disturbance of their organoleptic properties.
Gum Arabic has functional properties unequaled by
chemically modified starches and other substitutes.
This allows for the formulation of superior products
having, for instance, longer shelf-life. New beverage
innovations, such as wine coolers, novel confec-
tionery coatings, high fiber drinks and powders, and
synergistic combinations with other gums, attest to
ongoing research and new product formulation us-
ing Gum Arabic. New patents utilizing Gum Arabic
in confectionery coatings and lithography have been
recently granted, and funding for further research
into new uses for this product has been made avail-
able by both the Gum Arabic Company and interna-
tional aid organizations.
Efforts on supplying new varieties of Acacia Senegal
that provide gum with especially desirable proper-
ties should add nuance and opportunity to the food
formulator’s palette. The introduction of more ad-
vanced quality control and grading/sifting/cleaning
operations in the Sudan should further standardize
Gum Arabic supplies, allowing for more efficient
gum processing and more specific gum grades.
The Gum Arabic Company’s quality policy aims to
provide its customers &clients with the high quality
of Gum Arabic that meets their needs, expectations
and supporting the Gum Arabic producer. The Gum
Arabic Company Management abides to all valid
laws and legislations of Sudan to achieve its goals.
Also it assures that the quality objectives according
to the producers of quality management system of
the company are achieved. The Gum Arabic Com-
pany believes that the achievement of the quality
policy can be attained effectively by implementa-
tion of management system which is compatible to
requirements of ISO 9001:2000 and the continuous
developing of this system.
“New challenges arise for Gum Arabic now. We
are facing new competitors, and plan to enter new
markets. Still, the focus remains the same: qual-
ity, timing, pricing, effective logistics, experience in
processes... The goal is to stay number one forever
and to maintain our success and position. It is also
important for Gum Arabic to take care of its people:
customers, farmers. A new era has come.“
Mr. Abubakr ElDosogi
GM Gum Arabic
An irrigated field in Sudan