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Acacia gum

What the research shows

Prototype

Not enough

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2 health findings on this page so far · See the findings

A gum from acacia trees.

It is used in food and soft drinks as a stabilizer.

Written from Open Food Facts and English Wikipedia12

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • EU permitted

What research says

Studies in people

  • Benefit

    Weight and blood sugar3

    In adults, acacia gum was linked to lower weight, BMI and fasting blood sugar, but scientists say the evidence is still limited.

Animal and lab studies only

  • Benefit

    Tooth enamel erosion6

    In lab studies, acacia gum added to citric acid left tooth enamel harder than acid alone.

Study type not stated

  • Open question

    How a food additive works4

    Acacia gum is used to help mix and protect ingredients in foods, but how it works is still being studied.

  • No harm found

    Additive in baby formula5

    Experts looked at acacia gum in formula for very young babies and found no reason for health concern.

The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least two findings in people. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.

Regulatory status

Checked Sep 2026

Status reflects the named register on the date checked. It is not a safety rating. A country appears here once we've found this ingredient on its official list.

How we check

Products

The 6 most-scanned of 15,180 products on Open Food Facts that list acacia gum.

  • Cappy PULPY Coca cola · 1 L 9 additives
  • fanta tops lemon 1.5l 2 additives
  • Fanta Naranja Fanta · 2 L 10 additives
  • Schweppes Schweppes 4 additives
  • Roasted Cashew-Peanut-Mix Honey & Salt Alesto · 200 g 1 additive
  • Three Nut Crunch Kallø 2 additives

References

  1. 1Acacia gum: ingredient taxonomy entry. Open Food Facts.
  2. 2Gum arabic. Wikipedia. Accessed September 25, 2026.
  3. 3Jumaa MA, Budh DP, Nazir Q, Rahman MJ, Radix C. Effects of oral gum arabic supplementation on glycemic and lipid outcomes in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2026;25(2):224. doi:10.1007/s40200-026-02034-y
  4. 4Khubber S, Gharibzahedi SMT, Gupta S. Gum Arabic-protein coacervation: Recent advances for improved functionality and food applications. Adv Colloid Interface Sci. 2025;342:103522. doi:10.1016/j.cis.2025.103522
  5. 5Younes M, Aquilina G, Castle L, et al. Opinion on the re-evaluation of acacia gum (E 414) as a food additive in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age and the follow-up of its re-evaluation as a food additive for uses in foods for all population groups. EFSA J. 2019;17(12):e05922. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5922
  6. 6Beyer M, Reichert J, Heurich E, Jandt KD, Sigusch BW. Pectin, alginate and gum arabic polymers reduce citric acid erosion effects on human enamel. Dent Mater. 2010;26(9):831-9. doi:10.1016/j.dental.2010.04.008