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RE: YourMateTravels#26 - Walking with Elephants [ENG/DE]
WOW, that is really interesting. Thanks for the reply. Is there more processing after harvesting the latex? Or just a bit of drying maybe?
WOW, that is really interesting. Thanks for the reply. Is there more processing after harvesting the latex? Or just a bit of drying maybe?
You're welcome :)
Yes, there surely is!
The raw natural gum consists of only 25-40 % pure latex - rest is water, resin and proteins. With the help of acid the latex is extracted, which then can be processed further.
Unfortunately I don't know what they do in the island or ship it right away - we just stopped at the plantation as we drove by with the bikes. There was nobody we could've asked.