Babul Gum - Vachellia nilotica - Kikar Gond - Gum Acacia - Acacia Arabica

Common Name : Babul Gond, Edible gum, Gum Acacia, Gum Arabic, Laddu Gond, Gum For Laddu, Edible Gum, babool Gaund, Gond Kikar, Acacia Arabica, Gond Batain, Vachellia Nilotica gum 

Botanical name: Vachellia nilotica/Acacia Arabica

Product : Babul Gond/Gum

Form available: Lump

Country of Origin: India

Trade : Wholesale 

Edible Gum is known to be beneficial for pregnant ladies at it strengthens back bone. Dinkache ladoo are traditionally given to lactating mothers as they help in the production of milk. The other ingredients in the ladoo help in providing a "punch" of nutrition in a sweet and satisfying way. Yes, you can eat a lot of the laddoos as they are quite addicting but one can get full, really quick as they are very rich in fats and fibre. 

Culinary Uses : Edible gum is used in making panjiri mixture - whole-wheat flour, nuts, gaund, and sugar fried in ghee. It is used to make laddoos with mixture of coconut, dried dates, poppy seeds, almonds, jaggery fried in clarified butter. · It is used to make chikkis ( mixture of edible gum and various nuts.