In the “fourth diet” trend of casual snacks, the snack food segment became the fastest growing segment in the food and beverage sector in 2017. The sales of casual snacks in my country have exceeded one trillion, maintaining a compound growth rate of more than 20%, and it is expected that the sales will exceed 2 trillion in 2020. Under the trend of "fourth diet", the market size of casual snacks is expected to account for 20% of my country's consumer food expenditure in the next 10-15 years.

―― "2020 China Leisure Snack Industry Research Report"

In today's rich material life, a variety of snacks and dazzling advertisements attract people's taste buds and eyeballs. In addition, the issue of food additives in snacks has also attracted more and more people's attention. Some consumers misunderstand that food additives are always harmful.

Otherwise, some additives are purely natural, environmentally friendly, and completely harmless to the body. For example, Arabic gum!

Arabic gum is a particle formed naturally from the sap of the acacia tree. The main component is polymer polysaccharide and its calcium, magnesium, potassium salt, etc. It is the oldest and most famous natural rubber in the world. Its initial application needs Ancient Egypt dating back to 5,000 years ago, Egyptians used this rubber to maintain the fragrance of food and beverages.

As time progresses, this kind of rubber is used to make sweets and other foods. It is not only of stable quality, but also shiny. After being refined, it can be added to beverages to continue to prevent precipitation. Especially under the requirements of modern people for food health, natural plant-based Arabic gum contains a lot of dietary fiber to meet the requirements of healthy food. The characteristics of this high-fiber food have become a good raw material for modern food additives.

From a nutritional point of view, Arabic gum is basically a good water-soluble dietary fiber without heat. It has strong probiotic properties. Daily intake of 5-10g can help balance the ecosystem of large intestine microorganisms, improve intestinal motility and health. In the food industry, food, candy and beverages are natural emulsion stabilizers, thickeners, adhesives, film forming agents, matting agents, and water-soluble dietary fibers. Arabic gum has become one of the most widely used colloids in my country's food industry.

The French company Nexira is a top supplier of natural ingredients in the food and health industry. Founded in 1895, it owns the world's largest natural plant rubber refining plant. It is engaged in the research and development of Arabian rubber products and pure physical technology without any chemical means or enzymatic hydrolysis. In 2015, its output reached 25,000 tons, accounting for about half of the world. Nexira’s Arabic gum plays a different role in various snack foods.

As a natural and safe food additive, Nexira’s Arabic gum has the characteristics of colorless, odorless, and odorless, as well as strong stability, high temperature resistance (180 non-decomposition), no Maillard reaction, and extrusion resistance (under extrusion conditions). Does not decompose), acid resistance and other characteristics, make snack foods