Xanthan Gum
[11138-66-2]
(C35H49O29)n
E415
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General information
Xanthan gum exhibits extraordinary and useful properties, for example high viscosity at low concentrations, little change in viscosity at varying temperatures, and excellent stability over a wide pH range. It also provides good freeze-thaw stability and shows remarkable suspension characteristics.
It is used as a stabiliser, thickener, suspending agent and bodying agent in food applications such as salad dressings, sauces, instant products, desserts, bakery dairy products, and fruit juices as well as in the formation of various low-calorie foods. Cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications of xanthan gum include the use in tooth pastes, lotions, shampoos and formulations such as tablets. Typical industrial applications of xanthan gum is the use in cleaners, paints, ceramic glazes, inks and oil drilling fluids.
Specifications
Jungbunzlauer offers a wide range of xanthan gum types.
Standard grades are available as:
- Food (F), technical grades (T) and oil (O)
- 3 different particle sizes: F (fine), N (normal) and G (coarse)
Our range of special grades includes:
- CS: clear solution
- ST: salt tolerant
- DF: dust free
- ED: easily dispersible
- P: reduced pseudoplasticity
- AS: acid stable
- PC: Personal Care
- OC: Oral Care
Standard packaging for Jungbunzlauer xanthan gum is 20 kg net polyethylene-lined, corrugated cardboard boxes for food grade and 25 kg net paper bags for technical grade.
Specifications are available upon request.
Properties
- High stabilising and suspending properties
- High viscosity at low concentration
- Soluble in hot and cold water
- High pseudoplasticity (shear-thinning)
- Excellent freeze/thaw stability
- Very resistant to pH variations
- Highly resistant to temperature variations
- Highly resistant to enzymatic degradation
- Very low caloric value
- Compatible with all commercial thickeners and stabilisers.
Applications
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Baby food | Infant formula
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Bakery
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Binds water
- Improves texture and moisture retention
- Provides high suspending properties, e.g. for fruits and nuts
- Gluten replacement
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Confectionery
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides excellent freeze / thaw stability
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
- Dairy alternatives
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Desserts | Ice cream
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Provides excellent freeze / thaw stability
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Flavours
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Fruit preparations | Sweet spreads
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Fruits | Vegetables
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Meat | Seafood
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides excellent freeze / thaw stability
- Binds water
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
- Meat alternatives
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Plant-based products
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Ready meals | Instant food
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Quickly builds up viscosity in cold and hot water
- Contributes body
- Inhibits syneresis
- Improves texture
- Provides good temperature stability of soups, sauces and gravies
- Provides good freeze/thaw stability in frozen food
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Sauces | Dressings | Seasonings
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Quickly builds up viscosity in cold and hot water
- Provides easy pourability and good cling
- Suspends spices
- Provides good temperature stability of soups, sauces and gravies
- Prevents separation
- Improves texture
- Stabilises foams and emulsions
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Alcoholic beverages
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Enhances mouthfeel
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Carbonated soft drinks
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Enhances mouthfeel
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Instant drinks | Syrups
Functions:
- Enhances mouthfeel
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Contributes body
- Quickly builds up viscosity in cold and hot water
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Juice drinks
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Enhances mouthfeel
- Suspends fruit pulp
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Sports drinks | Energy drinks
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Enhances mouthfeel
- Contributes body
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
- Tea | Coffee | RTD
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Waters
Functions:
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Enhances mouthfeel
- Contributes body
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Clinical nutrition
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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OTC | Food supplements
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Retards drug release in tablets
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Pharmaceutical products
Functions:
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Provides excellent stability and good flow in suspensions and emulsions
- Prolongs contact time of active ingredients
- Retards drug release in tablets
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Colour cosmetics
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Deodorants
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Hair care
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Controls rheology in shampoos
- Suspends insolubles in shampoos
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Oral care
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Provides easily pumpability and excellent flow properties
- Gives good stand on the brush
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Skin care
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Stabilises emulsions
- Gives creamy consistency
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Soap | Bath products
Functions:
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Controls rheology in rinse-off products
- Suspends insolubles in rinse-off products
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Dish washing
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Stabilises in a wide pH range
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Industrial cleaners
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Stabilises in a wide pH range
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Laundry care
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Stabilises in a wide pH range
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Surface care
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Stabilises in a wide pH range
- Extends contact time
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Adhesives | Sealants
Functions:
- Controls rheology and penetration
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Agrochemicals | Fertilisers
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Suspends active ingredients
- Controls drift and cling
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Construction
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Inks | Paints | Coatings
Functions:
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Controls rheology in water based paints
- Stabilises pigments in water based paints
- Inhibits drip off in water based paints
- Suspends abrasive components of polishes
- Suspends solids in ceramic glazes
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Metal surface treatment
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Oil drilling
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Controls rheology
- Provides good stability against salt, temperature and shear
- Controls rheology in enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Ore mining | Refining
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Paper
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Acts as suspension aid and rheology control
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Textile | Leather
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Controls colour migration of textile and carpet printing
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
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Feed
Functions:
- Provides high stabilising and suspending properties
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
- Stabilises water insoluble ingredients in liquid milk replacers
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Pet Food
Functions:
- Provides high viscosity at low concentration
- Compatible with most commercial thickeners and stabilisers
- Prevents syneresis
- Stabilises water insoluble ingredients in liquid milk replacers
- Contributes body to gravy
- Release control agent
- Stabiliser of emulsions | Syrups | Suspensions
- Tablet binder
Legal Aspects
In Europe, xanthan gum is listed as generally permitted food additive (E 415) and may be added to all foodstuffs, following the “quantum satis“ principle, as long as no special regulation restricts the use (cf. Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008).
In the USA the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has affirmed xanthan gum as food additive permitted for direct addition to food for human consumption in accordance with 21 CFR § 172.695.
Being a polymer, xanthan gum is exempted from REACH registration. Also, no monomer registration is required for this substance.
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