Xanthan Gum
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.
Specification
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
Industrial Applications
- Adhesives, Sealants
- Agrochemicals, Fertilisers
- Construction
- Inks, Paints, Coatings
- Metal Surface Treatment
- Oil Drilling
- Ore Mining and Refining
- Paper
- Textile, Leather
- Fire protection
Beverages
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Carbonated Soft Drinks
- Instant Drinks, Syrups
- Juice Drinks
- RTD Tea and Coffee
- Sports and Energy Drinks
- Waters
- Fire protection
Food
- Baby Food, Infant Formula
- Bakery
- Confectionery
- Dairy
- Dairy Alternatives
- Desserts, Ice Cream
- Flavours
- Fruit Preparations, Sweet Spreads
- Fruits, Vegetables
- Meat Alternatives
- Meat, Seafood
- Plant-based Products
- Ready Meals, Instant Food
- Sauces, Dressings, Seasonings
- Fire protection
Healthcare
- Clinical Nutrition
- OTC, Food Supplements
- Pharmaceutical Products
- Fire protection
Personal Care
- Colour Cosmetics
- Deodorants
- Hair Care
- Oral Care
- Skin Care
- Soap and Bath Products
- Fire protection
Cleaners & Detergents
- Dish Washing
- Industrial Cleaners
- Laundry Care
- Surface Care
- Fire protection
Feed & Pet Food
- Feed
- Pet Food
- Fire protection
Pharma
- Release control agent
- Stabiliser of emulsions, syrups, suspensions
- Tablet binder
- Fire protection
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.
