Mojay Interlink Services Ltd

Lagos, Nigeria

Clients can avail themselves of Gum Arabic, which is loaded with fine properties, at modest prices from us! We are emerging as the promising Sourcing Agent of Gum Arabic in Nigeria. We are backed with a team of experts who take care of quality and timeliness along with the cost of the product. Our focus has always been on meeting the expectations of our clients, which we strive to do in any condition whatsoever.

More About Gum Arabic :Gum Arabic (Acacia Senegal) Gum Acacia, also known as Gum Arabic, is a natural gum harvested from the exterior of Acacia trees in the form of dry, hard nodules up to 50 mm in diameter, and ranging from almost colorless to brown. Its unique properties endow it with a wide range of uses in food, beverage, pharmaceutical and industrial applications. There are over 1, 100 Acacia species worldwide. However, Acacia Senegal and Acacia Seyal are the most commercially exploited species. Nigeria has three grades of Gum Arabic, Acacia Senegal (grade 1) Acacia seyal (Grade 2) and Combretum (Grade 3).The major Acacia utilized for commercial Gum Arabic production in Nigeria are Acacia Senegal and Acacia seyal. Nigeria is the 2nd largest producer of the crop in the world after Sudan with average production of 20, 000 metric tonnes of all grades of Gum Arabic. In the year 2004, world production of Gum Arabic was put at 70, 000 metric tonnes while Nigeria's production amounted to 18, 935 metric tonnes with export earnings of US$88.08 million,

Harvest : Gum Arabic is harvested during the dry season because during the rainy season, no gum is formed since the trees are in full bloom. The dry season lasts from October to June and the gum is collected every 10 days during this period. After collection, the gum is brought from the farms and stands to villages from there it’s transported to market

Uses : Gum Arabic is used as thickener, suspender, emulsifier, stabilizer, flavour carrier, binder and encapsulating material. In addition, it is used in confectionaries, food, beverages, pharmaceuticals and chemical industries.