Gum originated from tree sap. Arab sugar traders were the first to mix sugar with acacia, know as gum Arabic. A natural gum made of hardened sap taken from two species of the Acacia tree. That doesnât sound that so terrible, except for the sugar it sounds natural. Things changed when gum started being produced commercially.
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