> At 11:27 AM 970514 -0400, you wrote:
> >In a message dated 97-05-14 10:49:35 EDT, jkolar@monsoon.colorado.edu
> >
> >Gum is also an animal product.
>
> Incorrect. All common gums (gum arabic, for example) are of vegetable
> origin, usually from the sap of trees and other plants. Does anyone know of
> a gum from animals? I'm curious as I have no record of any.
>
>
> Sil Horwitz, FPSA
> Technical Editor, PSA Journal
> silh@iag.net
>
I have several references on both gelatin and gum, both are considered
colloids. My information agrees that gums are extracts from plants.
Sincerely, Art
Art Chakalis
Columbus, Ohio, USA