What is peach gum made of? Should peach gum be soaked in cold water or hot water?

Peach gum, also known as peach oil, peach fat, peach gum, peach blossom tears, is not common in daily life, but it is a food and Chinese medicine with good health care. As a jelly, peach gum is sticky because it contains sugar as the main ingredient. If you have the opportunity to experience it in Taoshuyuan, you can experience how sticky peach gum is.

Contents of this article

1. What is peach gum made of?

2. Should peach gum be soaked in cold water or hot water?

3. Why is some peach gum sticky?

What is peach gum made of?

Peach gum is a light yellow, transparent, solid natural resin that is secreted from the bark of peach trees and harvested in summer and autumn. Its composition is roughly the same as that of gum arabic. It is sweet and bitter, flat, and non-toxic. Peach gum, also known as peach oil, peach fat, peach gum, and peach blossom tears, is not common in daily life, but it is a food and Chinese medicine with good health care.

The main components of gum are galactose, rhamnose, α-glucuronic acid, etc.

Medicinal value of peach gum Peach gum is a light yellow transparent solid natural resin, harvested in summer and autumn, and its composition is roughly the same as that of gum arabic. It is sweet and bitter, flat, non-toxic, and mainly treats stranguria with stones, stranguria with blood, and dysentery. Peach gum has sufficient water solubility and appropriate viscosity, and is available in both solid and solution forms.

Peach gum can be used to prepare water-soluble adhesives, and can also be used as a thickener and emulsifier.

Peach gum cold water or hot water soak

It will be all right.

There is no fixed way to soak peach gum, so you can use hot water or cold water, but the soaking effect will be different. If you use cold water to soak peach gum, the speed will be slower, but the taste will be better, because cold water has a smaller effect on peach gum, so the nutrient loss is also relatively small, and the soaked peach gum is still elastic. If you use hot water to soak peach gum, the speed will be fast, but the nutrient loss will be relatively large, because the peach gum will soften in hot water, and some substances will melt into the hot water, and the taste will be slightly worse.

Why is some peach gum sticky?

Peach gum, as a colloid, is inherently sticky because it contains sugar as its main ingredient. The reason why many peach gums are not sticky is due to air drying, which causes the peach gum to become dry and hard, so it is not sticky. However, if the air-dried peach gum becomes sticky, it is very likely that it has come into contact with water or has become damp, causing the peach gum to absorb moisture and become sticky. It may also be because the peach gum is about to deteriorate, in which case the peach gum may also become sticky.