The gum exudates from Anacardium occidentale, Spondias purpurea and Spondias mombin are very soluble in water. Analytical data for a Venezuelan gum sample of A. occidentale showed that the intrinsic viscosity limit is lower than those reported for the Papuan and Indian gum exudates. On the other hand, the galactose/arabinose ratio (1:6) appears lower than that reported (4:3). The gums studied contained galactose, arabinose, mannose, xylose and rhamnose. Xylose was not evidenced in S. mombin. The cationic composition of the ash of Anacardiaceae gums studied have high calcium, potassium, sodium and magnesium contents. C-13-NMR spectral studies are according with the chemical results. The resonances attributed to galactose and uronic acids are inequivocally assigned. There are evidences of arabinofuranose residues as structural features of the Spondias gums.