Gum Arabic, or Acacia gum, is natural exudates from the acacia tree. This exudate is a complex polysaccharide, which is completely water soluble.
Acacia gum is a dried exudation obtained from the stems and branches of strains of Acacia Senegal and Acacia Seyal related species of Acacia (family Leguminosae). It consists mainly of high molecular weight polysaccharides and their calcium, magnesium and potassium salts, which on hydrolysis yield arabinose, galactose, rhamnose and glucuronic acid
The main source of Gum Arabic is Africa and Sudan is the world’s largest single producer of Arabic Gum. The three largest exporters of crude gum arabic are Sudan, which accounts for 66% of the total, Chad with 13%, and Nigeria with 8.5%, in 2014–2016.
It has been used in the food and pharmaceutical industry as an emulsifier, texturiser, coating agent, and encapsulator of flavours and oils. Its nutritional and health benefits are also much sought after, as it is a soluble dietary fibre.
Unground Acacia Gum occurs as white or yellowish-white spheroidal tears of varying sizes or as angular fragments and is sometimes mixed with darker fragments. It is also available in the form of white to yellowish-white flakes, granules, powder or spray-dried material.
Sesame, (Sesamum indicum), also called benne, erect annual plant of the family Pedaliaceae, grown since antiquity for its seeds, and it’s one of the oldest oilseed crops known, domesticated well over 3000 years ago.
Which are used as food and flavoring and from which its prized oil is extracted.
Sesame is a useful type of seed and it is edible, and it has several types, its name appeared and Most of the years, Sudan occupies the first place in the production and export of sesame, and is one of the largest exporting countries to it, and the value of its exports for the year 2018 AD of sesame reached 38 million dollars, as it produced 20.97% of the percentage of seeds produced globally, and Sudan exports three types of white, mixed and red.
Sesame oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from sesame seeds. Besides being used as a cooking oil, it is used as a flavor enhancer in many cuisines, having a distinctive nutty aroma and taste. The oil is one of the earliest-known crop-based oils, and sesame seeds are widely used all over the world in bakery production.
Sesame oil is generating buzz for good reasons. Recent studies show sesame oil health benefits are pretty promising. Plus, it’s great for skin and hair.
Sesame seeds are made into a paste called Tahini (used in various ways, including hummus bi Tahini) and the MIDDLE EASTERN confection halvah.
Many food manufacturers are using sesame seeds to produce oil and baking supplements.
Households use sesame oil to cook and sesame seeds in baking and making many delicious dishes:
The baobab Tree, Adansonia digitata, native to Africa, has a very thick stem, large white blossoms, and squash like fruit with edible pulp with many health benefits, it is famous as Tabldi in Sudan and also called monkey bread and bottle tree. In most parts of the world where fresh baobab is not available it is usually found as a dried powder.
Adansonia is a genus made up of eight species of medium to large deciduous trees known as baobabs. They are native to Madagascar, mainland Africa and Australia. Trees have also been introduced to other regions such as Asia.
Baobab pulp is very rich in vitamin C, an average of 300 g 100/ mg
Richer than the proportion of vitamin C in an orange, 6 times
And pulp also has high values of carbohydrates, calcium, and potassium. And thiamine and nicotinc acid
And estimated quantities of tartaric acid and potassium.
And 20 g baobab meets the daily requirement for vitamin C for a person.
And the pulp, which is a “sintered cream”
It can be used as an ingredient for baking and beverages specifically.
Also, after roasting the seeds are used to make coffee.
Many manufacturers of natural remedies, spices producers, and food establishments as well as ordinary folks use Baobab on a daily bases in cooking
The pulp, “the grain,” has many medicinal benefits, as it relieves fever, diarrhea, and malaria.
It also treats scurvy, a deficiency in vitamin C,” by marinating the fruit pulp.
We get a drink rich with vitamin C.
The Chickpea or chick pea is a legume of the plant family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. The plant is grown for its nutritious seeds. Its seeds are high in protein and fiber. Other names for chickpeas are gram, Bengal gram, garbanzo,garbanzo bean, and Egyptian pea.
Chickpea grows into one seed pod containing two or three peas.
Chickpea, (Cicer arietinum), in Sudan we call it KABKABI, it’s also called garbanzo bean or Bengal gram, annual plant of the pea family (Fabaceae), widely grown for its nutritious seeds. Chickpeas are an important food plant in India, Africa, and Central and South America.
Other key producers are Australia, Pakistan, Turkey, India Burma, Ethiopia, and Iran.
Hummus is the Arabic word for chickpeas, it’s normally cooked and finely ground and made into a paste and mixed with tahini (sesame seed paste)
Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa),Jamaican Flower is a species of Hibiscus probably native to West & East Africa and South-East Asia including Northeastern India, used for the production of bast fibre and as an infusion, in which it may be known as carcade.in Sudan considered as a natural herbal product
It is the fourth most valuable export crop after sesame, cotton and gum Arabic.
Hibiscus farming is concentrated in Kordofan, and on a lesser scale in Darfur and Blue Nile
The flower is 100% organic grown in Sudan, and also the world’s best Roselle comes from the Sudan
The world’s best Roselle comes from the Sudan, China and Thailand are the largest producers
HIBISCUS, the safe medicinal plant, having various medically important compounds called phytochemicalsis (like vitamin C, minerals and antioxidants) well known for delicacy and also for its nutritional and medicinal properties. The application of the plant in managing different medical problems including cancer, inflammatory diseases, and different cardiovascular problems has been well investigated by different scholars in different settings.
Roselle are commonly used for the production of soft drinks and tonic without alcohol like wine, juice, jam, jelly, syrup and also dried and brewed into tea and spice. These are rich in carotene, riboflavin, anthocyanins, ascorbic acid, niacin, calcium, iron and vitamin C. The young leaves and tender stems of Roselle are consumed raw as green vegetable. The Roselle seeds are good source of protein, fat, total sugars and are widely used in the diet in many African countries.
Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan ) is one of the most common tropical and subtropical legumes cultivated for its edible seeds. Pigeon pea is fast growing, hardy, widely adaptable, and drought resistant, Famous in the name of Adaseya or Lubiya in Sudan
The origin of Pigeon Pea is either Africa North-Eastern and India,
Pigeon Pea is a good source of Protein, dietary fiber, and various vitamins: thiamin, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, copper, and manganese. 100g of mature raw pigeon peas also provide 114% (76% for pregnant women) of the daily requirement of folate.
The Seeds extracted from Watermelon, they are low in calories and offer an array of micronutrients like copper, zinc, potassium, magnesium, iron, folate etc; which have various health benefits.
Global production of Watermelons was 111 million tons, with China alone accounting for 67% of the total.
Secondary producers each with less than 4% of world production included Turkey, Iran, Brazil, and Egypt.
Sudan exports a huge amount of watermelon seeds annually.
When roasted or salted in a shell are known as a popular snack just like sunflower seeds, also considered a nutritional fiber-rich snack.
Watermelon Seeds are used in Naturopathic medicine. It contains magnesium which regulates blood pressure and has a beneficial effect on blood sugar. Additionally, it contains mono and polyunsaturated fats which help reduce blood cholesterol and reduce high blood pressure.
Watermelon Seed oil is primarily used for cosmetics. Its stable shelf life, light texture, and moisturizing prosperities make it a suitable emollient.
Hulled Watermelon Seeds can be used to make garnish cakes, various yummy desserts and also used as a part in preparing special salads and soups.
Watermelon Seeds could be used as animal feed. Watermelon seeds cake is a good source of protein for animal and it is comparable to the cotton cake, linseeds cake, and neem seeds cake.
