Health Benefits
Description
Gum Arabic is a rich source of dietary fibers and in addition to its widespread use in food and pharmaceutical industries as a safe thickener, emulsifier, and stabilizer, it also possesses a broad range of health benefits that have been evidently proved through several in vitro and in vivo studies. Gum Arabic is not degraded in the stomach but fermented in the large intestine into a number of short-chain fatty acids. It is regarded as a prebiotic that enhances the growth and proliferation of the beneficial intestinal microbiota and therefore its intake is associated with many useful health effects.
Health Benefits
1- Gum Arabic proved to improve absorption of calcium from the gastrointestinal tract.
2- Anti-diabetic
3- Anti-obesity (Gum Arabic lowers the body mass index and body fat percentage)
4- Lipid-lowering potential (Gum Arabic decreases total cholesterol, LDL, and triglyceride)
5- Antioxidant activities
6- Kidney and liver support
7- Immune function via modulating the release of some inflammatory mediators.
8- Prebiotics improve the intestinal barrier function, prevent colon cancer, and alleviate symptoms of irritable bowel diseases.