Difference between accasia gum and tragacanth gum
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Explanation:
Tragacanth is an exudate of Astragalus trees/shrubs, mostly A. gummifer. Unlike gum Arabic and karaya, it is also tapped from the roots. Harvest mainly occurs in Iran, Turkey and surroundings. Tragacanth is an arabinogalatan that contains an α-L-arabinofuranose and 1-4-linked β-D-galalactopyranose backbone with an acidic complex poly-1-4-linked α-D-galalacturonate. It is used as a thickener and emulsifier, particularly in low pH applications such as sauces and salad dressings, also in confectionery lozenges. It has many similar functionalities to xanthan gum which is a the more cost effective hydrocolloid and thus is commonly replaced by xanthan in many applications. However, tragacanth is still used in icings and frostings.
Tragacanth and Acacia gum differ from where they are obtained though they from the same family.
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Tragacanth and Acacia gum differ from where they are obtained though they from the same family.
Tragacanth is obtained from the stem's incisions and branches of Astragalus gummifer and Acacia is extracted from the branches of Acacia Arabia and the stem
Tragacanth gum is much thicker than Acacia and they are insoluble in water whereas Acacia gum is soluble in water. It was a bland taste and Tragacanth has no taste at all. The ph range of Tragacanth gum is 4 - 8 and Acacia ph range is 4.5 - 5.5