Many hard candies are made with gum arabic, which helps prevent the candy from sticking to the teeth and promotes a longer-lasting treat, according to Francis Thevenet in the book Food Stabilisers, Thickeners and Gelling Agents. Gum arabic is often used in soft-molded candies, such as gum drops, and chewy varieties of candy as well. Sugar-free hard candies and low-fat ice cream can also be made with gum arabic.
Kurdish, the most widely spoken language in the Kurdistan Region, is in the Indo-European family of languages.The Kurdistan Regionâs official languages for government purposes are Kurdish and Arabic.urdish, the most widely spoken language in the Kurdistan Region, is in the Indo-European family of languages.
Of the 25 million Kurds today, about 14 million live in Turkey. The nations with the next largest Kurdish populations are Iran, Iraq and Syria (with around 2-3 million), but Turkey and Syria, as unfriendly neighbors, have experienced the most conflict (James/Ozdamar, pg. 24).