{"id":3991,"date":"2014-10-13T16:45:35","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T15:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.green-ingredients.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=3991&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-12-09T18:14:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:14:19","slug":"acacia-extract","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.green-ingredients.com\/en\/product\/acacia-extract\/","title":{"rendered":"Acacia extract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_wc_breadcrumb _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_wc_breadcrumb][et_pb_wc_cart_notice _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_wc_cart_notice][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_wc_images _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_wc_images][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_wc_title _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_wc_title][et_pb_wc_rating _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_wc_rating][et_pb_wc_price _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_wc_price][et_pb_wc_description _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_wc_description][et_pb_wc_add_to_cart _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_wc_add_to_cart][et_pb_wc_meta _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_wc_meta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_wc_tabs _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\t\t\t\t\t[\/et_pb_wc_tabs][et_pb_wc_upsells _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_wc_upsells][et_pb_wc_related_products _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_wc_related_products][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prices include VAT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7748,"template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<strong><span class=\"transpan\"><span id=\"tran0\">Acacia extract is a plant extract rich in tannins obtained from black acacia<\/span><\/span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>(<em>Acacia mearnsii<\/em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>De Wild).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>This species is also named \"black Wattle\", \"Mimosa extract\" or \"mimosa\"<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"transpan\"><span id=\"tran0\">in leather industry.<\/span><\/span> Main constituents : the acacia extract contains 60 - 65 % of condensed tannins.\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Uses :<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"transpan\"><span id=\"tran0\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Pre-treatment of the vegetable fibers<\/span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>: Acacia is very rich in tannins which allow the pre-treatment of cellulosic vegetable fibers to improve the mordant fixationduring the mordanting. However, this tannin being naturally colored, it will bring a thorough color to your fibers.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"transpan\"><span id=\"tran0\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Textile natural dyeing<\/span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>: Acacia extract also allows to dye with or without mordant. The resulting shades cover a wide range from beige to brown, grey and almost black with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.green-ingredients.com\/en\/product\/ferrous-sulfate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ferrous (iron) sulfate<\/a>, for instance. The blacks will be obtained in combination of acacia with other tannins (<a title=\"Tara extract\" href=\"https:\/\/www.green-ingredients.com\/en\/boutique\/tara-extract\">tara<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>for instance), extracts (<a title=\"Logwood extract\" href=\"https:\/\/www.green-ingredients.com\/en\/boutique\/logwood-extract\">logwood<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>extract) and with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.green-ingredients.com\/en\/product\/ferrous-sulfate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ferrous (iron) sulfate<\/a>.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"transpan\"><span id=\"tran0\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Other uses<\/span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>: tannery, glues for the wood industry, metals corrosion protection.<\/span> <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Products not intended for food.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">The plant :<\/span> <\/strong><span class=\"transpan\"><span id=\"tran1\">Black wattle is the largest source of plant tannins in the world. It is native of the southeast of Australia and was introduced into numerous tropical and subtropical regions. There are very big commercial plantations in South and East Africa (Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe), in Brazil and in India. The bark of black acacia contains 30 to 40 % of tannins (pro-anthocyanidines) and flavonoids (chalcones).<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.green-ingredients.com\/en\/natural-extracts\/\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-13497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.green-ingredients.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"23\" \/><span lang=\"en\">Go back to <\/span>Natural Extracts &amp; Natural Dyes<\/a>","_et_gb_content_width":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[71],"product_tag":[150,155,158,149,78,168],"class_list":{"0":"post-3991","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-natural-extracts","7":"product_tag-black","8":"product_tag-grey-en","9":"product_tag-mordant-en","10":"product_tag-natural-beige","11":"product_tag-natural-dye","12":"product_tag-tannin-en","13":"pa_poids-1-kg-en","14":"pa_poids-100-g-en","15":"pa_poids-500-g-en","17":"first","18":"instock","19":"taxable","20":"shipping-taxable","21":"purchasable","22":"product-type-variable","23":"has-default-attributes"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.green-ingredients.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/3991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.green-ingredients.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.green-ingredients.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.green-ingredients.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.green-ingredients.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.green-ingredients.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=3991"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.green-ingredients.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=3991"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.green-ingredients.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=3991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}