ARABICA RUBBER IN WINE AS AN ELEMENT OF STABILITY AND NOT ONLY
Gum arabic is obtained from the exudate of two varieties of acacia of African origin, Acacia Senegal and Acacia Seyal. Chemically, gum arabic is a hydrophilic colloid made up of a mixture of oligosaccharides of arabinogalactans, and glycoproteins. The ratios between the sugars that form the polysaccharide and glycoprotein chains are different in the gums ...