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than 5,000 years in one way
or another, and is the oldest
and best known of all of the
natural gums. The leading
manufacturer of gum acacia
in the world, with groundbreaking process still used today, ISC Gums helps food and
beverage makers improve the
quality of their products.
As a versatile, high performing ingredient, Gum Acacia
’”‘˜‹†‡••–ƒ„‹Ž‹–›ǡ–‡š–—”‡ǡƤber, and low viscosity, among
other properties, across a
range of products, from nutrition bars to bakery glazes.
It is a crucial ingredient in
the production of a stable
beverage emulsion. By using
Gum Acacia, manufacturers
can create stable emulsions,
consistent coatings, superi‘”ƤŽ•ƒ†ƒ–—”ƒŽ‰‡Ž•‘”
adhesives. "Unlike starches
and other physical or chemically altered ingredients, Gum

Acacia is over 90% soluble
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soluble, allowing for easy
incorporation into several
products," explains Matthew
Berliner, vice president for
ISC Gums.
Gum Acacia has long been a
sought-after ingredient for
these and other attributes.
Like the original tree, its use
continues to grow: nearly
2,500 products with Gum
Acacia have been launched
since 2018. In a marketplace
in which consumers are seeking more natural and organic
products, gum acacia is also
a clean label ingredient.
Gum Acacia is available in
raw, milled and spray dried
forms. ISC Gums perfected
the spray-drying process for
Gum Acacia beginning in 1961,
allowing for easier and more
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†‹ơ‡”‡––›’‡•‘ˆˆ‘‘†•ƒ†
beverages. Several spraydried forms of Gum Acacia are available from
ISC Gums, including
Premium Spray
Dried Gum
Arabic 111,
Spray Dried
Gum Acacia
H-380, Spray
Dried Gum Aca-

cia H-550 and Spray Dried Gum
Acacia H-600., each of which
impart certain properties for
various applications.
With rising demand for organic ingredients, ISC Gums
‘ơ‡”•͕͔͔Ψ”‰ƒ‹…”‡‹um Spray Dried Gum Acacia
H-600, in addition to 100%
”‰ƒ‹…”‡‹—’”ƒ›”‹‡†
Gum Arabic 111. "As our organic requirements grow, we
continue to utilize Ecocert to
certify the growing regions
and our suppliers in Africa,"
reports Berliner, adding that
the ISC Gums manufacturing
facility, in Edison NJ, has been
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since 2007.

EXPANSION
IN EXCELLENCE
As a new year and decade
is ushered in and as ISC
Gums nears its 80th year in
business, the company has
expanded its product line to
include hydrocolloid blends.
To meet the ever-evolving
needs of today's food and beverage manufacturers and consumers, ISC Gums continues
to innovate its formulations,
such as its name-brand Fusion
Gums, comprised of synergistic hydrocolloids blended
together. "Fusion Gums is in



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