(Photo credit: Clara Davina Schmidt)
Sap from a tree common in inland areas of Australia has shown promise as a replacement for the widely used, imported food and pharmaceutical ingredient gum Arabic.
Food scientist Dr Thomas Hay at The University of Queensland’s School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability tested gum from Acacia cambagei, usually called Gidyea or Marru trees, in a project with Traditional Owners in Iningai country.
