Is Arabic gum pectin? Do they have anything to do with this?

The molecular structure of Arabic gum (E4 14, also known as Arabic gum) is complex, mainly including gum aldose, galactose, glucuronic acid and so on. It is a kind of natural plant gum, which is taken from a tree called acacia and concentrated from the juice of the tree. High-quality gum Arabic is amber in color, with large and round particles, mainly produced in Africa. At present, there are also powdered Arabic gum obtained by refining process, which is more convenient to use. It is a safe and harmless thickener and naturally solidifies in the air. It is a pale yellow block or white powder, and it is a polymer electrolyte with a molecular weight of 220,000-300,000. After adding water, it will slowly dissolve into a viscous and tasteless viscous agent, and the viscosity will decrease after a period of time.

Pectin is an acidic polysaccharide in plants. Usually white to light yellow powder, slightly sour, soluble in water, industrially separable. Its molecular weight is about 5 1, 000 to 300,000. It mainly exists in the cell wall and inner layer of plants and is the supporting substance of internal cells. It can be used as gelling agent, thickener, stabilizer, suspending agent, emulsifier and flavoring agent in food, and can also be used in cosmetics to play a certain role in skin care, ultraviolet protection and wound treatment.