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Why Sudan unrest might affect soda supply
Ever since cola soft drinks became a household favorite across the world, one question has transcended generations: What goes in a can of Coke?
But cola beans and fizz aside, we now know the ingredient behind the “glue” that holds all the ingredients together.
Gum arabica, the hardened sap of a specific species of Acacia tree which is mostly grown in Sudan, is used in the soft drink as an “edible emulsifier,” a type of edible glue.
“Sudan exports somewhere between 40 percent and 70 percent of the world’s gum arabica, most of which comes from, or through, the small, dusty town of el-Obaid in the North Kordofan province,” explains Simon Alison in The Guardian.
Although Darfur’s Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), which is part of a rebel coalition, has occasionally operated just over the Darfur border in the western part of North Kordofan, this week saw their first strike into the east of the state.
With unrest sweeping Sudan’s North Kordofan province and rebel advances targeting towns such as Umm Rawaba, which is a center for cultivating gum arabica, soft drink companies may be worried that the fighting will endanger their global supply chains.
More: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/life-sty…a-pop.html
2013-05-01 12:19:31
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