rabic gum in water is a colorless, odorless, has been the most widely used in food industry and dosage biggest hydrosol, currently in demand around the world remain in 4, 50000 tons. The best quality of gum Arabic African leguminous plants acacia Senegal and acacia seyal, these two kinds of gum trees thrive in Africa latitude 10-18 & ordm; Between the Sahara "rubber Belt" (Gum department Belt). Countries in this region, the production of gum with Sudan, Ethiopia, Chad, Nigeria and Senegal, while Sudan production accounted for more than 80%.

    Sudan is famous for rich in Arabic gum, production and export are ranked first in the world, is one of the most important economic crops in Sudan. Exports of 36000 tons gum Arabic Sudan in 2003, accounting for more than 70% of the world market; Neighbouring Chad and Sudan exports of 15000 tons, the second largest in the world.

    Gum Arabic was used as a food additive has a history of more than 5000 years, is known as the "Arabic gum" because from the port of departure of the Arab region of Europe. In Europe until today is still a major exporter of gum Arabic, one in France, for the most, import 12000 tons in 2003, while China's imports from Sudan less than 60 tons.

    In the food industry, Arabic gum is a natural emulsion stabilizer, thickener, suspending agent, adhesive, film former, and polish and water-soluble dietary fiber, etc. Basic does not produce heat, nutrition, it is good, water soluble dietary fiber is used in health food candy and drinks. In medicine gum Arabic also has the function of reducing blood cholesterol. In addition, the medicine at the university of Khartoum, Sudan transplant kidney dialysis center in recent years will also be developed into Arabic gum powder, as a drug auxiliary treatment in patients with kidney disease.

    Sudan north-central region is the concentration of acacia tree growth, is the dry sand, an area of about 2.5 square kilometers, inhabited by a population of 5 million. Farmers usually accept glue in the middle of October each year, they flap with tree stick gum tree, until the bark broken, the tree juice seep, produce gum until 6 weeks after tapping. Accept plastic season so tapping 3 times a year, three weeks apart. Rubber farmers to sell gum Arabic to close up to the local purchase businessman, again to the cleaning shed classification screening. Collagen according to three categories: manual selection, washing and screening to noise level. Good Arabic gum as the translucent amber. After screening classification of collagen in 50 or 100 kg gunny bags sell gum Arabic (GAC) export company.

    In recent years, because of the price hike in the Arabic gum, Sudan's ministry of agriculture and forestry plan vigorously attract foreign investment, enlarge the production scale and increase production of gum Arabic, and further enhance and improve the quality of the gum Arabic and technical specifications.