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Gum arabic a natural gum also called gum acacia is a substance that is taken from two sub-Saharan species of the acacia tree Acacia senegal and Acacia seyal. It is used primarily in the food industry as a stabilizer. Gum arabic is a complex mixture of saccharides and glycoproteins which gives it one of its most useful properties: it is perfectly edible. Other substances have replaced it in situations where toxicity is not an issue as the proportions of the various chemicals in gum arabic vary widely and make its reliable performance troublesome. Still it remains an important ingredient in soft drink syrups hard gummy candies like gumdrops and in marshmallows.