Overview of food grade xanthan gum (Ⅰ)
URL: https://www.tsrchem.com/overview-of-food-grade-xanthan-gum.html Xanthan gum, commonly known as corn gum and Hansen gum, is a complex polysaccharide produced by fermentation of sugars (glucose, sucrose, lactose) by Xanthomonas campestris. Xanthan gum, usually made from corn starch, is an acidic extracellular heteropolysaccharide composed of a 1,6-glycosidic bond, a branched chain, and a 1,4-bond, synthesized by Xanthomonas campestris with carbohydrates as the main raw material through aerobic fermentation bioengineering technology. Xanthan gum is a white or light yellow powder with excellent thickening, suspending, emulsifying and water solubility, and has good thermal and acid-base stability, so it is widely used in various foods. Xanthan gum can dissolve quickly in water and has good water solubility. Especially in cold water can also be dissolved, can save the complicated processing process, easy to use. However, because it has a strong hydrophilic,...