Description
Xanthan gum is a polysaccharide with a wide variety of uses, including as a common food additive. It is a powerful thickening agent, and also has uses as a stabilizer to prevent ingredients from separating.
Functions and Applications
1. It helps to prevent oil separation by stabilizing the emulsion, although it is not an emulsifier.
2. Xanthan gum also helps suspend solid particles, such as spices.
3. Xanthan gum helps create the pleasant texture in many ice creams, along with guar gum and locust bean gum.
4. Xanthan gum is also a preferred method of thickening liquids for those with swallowing disorders, since it does not change the color or flavor of foods or beverages
| Item | Specifications |
| Appearance | Light yellow to white powder |
| Viscosity (1% solution in 1% KCL) | 1200-1700 cps |
| PH (1% solution) | 6.0-8.0 |
| Moisture % | max. 15 |
| Ash % | max. 16 |
| Particle size % | min. 92% through 200mesh |
| Heavy metal | max. 20ppm |
| Lead | max. 2ppm |
| Arsenic | max. 3ppm |
| Total plate count | <2000cfu/g |
| Yeast/mould | <200cfu/g |
| Coliform | <3.0mpn/g |
| Salmonella | absent/25g |
