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Despite international sanctions, the trade continues to thrive, with little to no concern from the companies using Sudanese gum arabic.
Sudan is the world's leading supplier of gum arabic, an essential ingredient in fizzy drinks that acts as an emulsifying and separating agent.
The supply chain for gum arabic, an essential raw ingredient used in many drinks, will be “severely affected” if Sudan’s civil war continues.
About 80% of world’s gum arabic comes from the country’s acacia trees