Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Your Trusted Source for Premium Acacia Products
Founded in 1941, ISC Gums is a family-owned business headquartered in Edison, New Jersey, with a legacy of delivering premium acacia products to over 60 countries. Our commitment to quality and innovation is reflected in our proprietary processing techniques, which preserve the natural properties of acacia while ensuring purity and consistency. With a 120,000-square-foot facility featuring dedicated spray drying lines, we minimize cross-contamination and optimize efficiency to meet global industry demands. Our expertise spans food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and industrial applications, where our products serve as essential ingredients for stability, texture, and sustainability. We prioritize environmental responsibility through initiatives like solar energy adoption, recycling programs, and sustainable forestry packaging, reducing our carbon footprint by 90%.Our team collaborates closely with clients to develop tailored solutions that align with evolving market needs while maintaining clean-label, non-GMO, and organic standards. With decades of experience, we remain a trusted partner for businesses seeking reliable, high-quality acacia and tragacanth products. Our dedication to research and development ensures we stay at the forefront of innovation, addressing challenges in formulation, encapsulation, and product longevity. By combining tradition with modern technology, we empower industries worldwide to create healthier, more sustainable products. Our mission is to advance the use of natural hydrocolloids through excellence in production, customer service, and environmental stewardship.
Services
Acacia Products
Pharmaceutical Ingredients
Cosmetic Solutions
Food Applications
Nutritional Powders
Industrial Uses
Tragacanth Supply
Sustainable Practices
Custom Processing
Global Distribution
Details
- Year established: 1941
Highlights and features
- We offer 80+ years of expertise in acacia production and innovation.
- Our proprietary processing techniques preserve acacia's natural properties.
- Dedicated spray drying lines ensure purity and minimize cross-contamination.
- We lead in sustainability with solar energy and carbon-reduction initiatives.
- Our global reach delivers reliable solutions to 60+ countries.
Services
Acacia Products
ISC Gums supplies premium acacia, including Acacia Seyal and Senegal, for diverse industries. Our products enhance stability, texture, and sustainability in food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. Proprietary processing ensures purity and functionality.
Pharmaceutical Ingredients
Our acacia acts as a suspending agent, emulsifier, and tablet binder in pharmaceuticals. It improves viscosity in syrups and stabilizes liquid formulations, supporting safe, effective drug delivery and production.
Food Applications
Acacia enhances food products as a dietary fiber, emulsifier, and binder. It supports non-GMO, organic, and clean-label formulations in beverages, baked goods, and nutritional powders for improved texture and shelf life.
Cosmetic Solutions
We provide acacia for lotions, creams, and mascaras, improving viscosity and texture. Its natural properties stabilize formulations, ensuring smooth application and long-lasting performance in personal care products.
Sustainable Practices
Our sustainability efforts include 3,600 solar panels, recycling programs, and energy recovery. These initiatives reduce our carbon footprint by 90%, making us the only acacia producer with measurable environmental impact reductions.
Questions
What is acacia used for in food products?
Acacia acts as a dietary fiber, emulsifier, and binder in foods, improving texture, stability, and shelf life for beverages, baked goods, and nutritional powders.
How does ISC Gums ensure product quality?
We use proprietary processing techniques, dedicated spray drying lines, and rigorous quality control to preserve acacia's natural properties and prevent contamination.
Are ISC Gums' products sustainable?
Yes. Our solar energy, recycling programs, and sustainable forestry packaging reduce our carbon footprint by 90%, leading the industry in environmental responsibility.
What industries benefit from acacia?
Acacia serves food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, nutraceuticals, and industrial sectors for applications like stabilization, encapsulation, and texture enhancement.
How is acacia harvested?
Acacia Senegal is tapped from tree wounds, while Seyal exudes naturally. We clean and process both to ensure purity for global markets.
What makes ISC Gums unique?
We combine 80+ years of expertise with innovation and sustainability, offering tailored solutions and the only acacia production with measurable carbon-reduction initiatives.