---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 172.780"
title: "21"
number: "172.780"
heading: "Acacia (gum arabic)."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/172.780"
---

# §172.780. Acacia (gum arabic).


The food additive may be safely used in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:

- (a) Acacia (gum arabic) is the dried gummy exudate from stems and branches of trees of various species of the genus Acacia, family Leguminosae.
- (b) **The ingredient meets the specifications of the Food Chemicals Codex, 8th ed.**
  - (2012) , p. 516, which is incorporated by reference. The Director of the Office of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. [552(a)](/usc/5/552.md?p=a) and [1](/usc/5/1.md) CFR [part 51](/cfr/21/part51.md). You may obtain copies from the United States Pharmacopeial Convention, 12601 Twinbrook Pkwy., Rockville, MD 20852 (Internet address: http://www.usp.org). Copies may be examined at the Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852, 240-402-7500, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
- (c) The ingredient is used in food in accordance with good manufacturing practices under the following conditions:

## Notes

### Amendments

[70 FR 8034, Feb. 17, 2005, as amended at 78 FR 71464, Nov. 29, 2013; 78 FR 73437, Dec. 6, 2013; 88 FR 17720, Mar. 24, 2023]

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 341, 342, 348, 371, 379e.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 14491, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[70 FR 8034, Feb. 17, 2005, as amended at 78 FR 71464, Nov. 29, 2013; 78 FR 73437, Dec. 6, 2013; 88 FR 17720, Mar. 24, 2023]