FOOD GRADE XANTHAN GUM is a food additive used as a texturant. It is a cold
soluble thickener which provides high viscosity and pseudoplasticity at low
concentration. Its solution shows very high resistance to acid and heat treatment as well
as excellent salt tolerance and exceptional suspension properties. With their unique
rheological properties.It is well suited to the manufacture of food products.
Xanthan Gum
NO. |
Test Item |
Standard |
Test Result |
1 |
Appearance |
White like powder |
White like powder |
2 |
Viscosity 1% solution in 1% Kcl |
≥1200 |
1500 |
3 |
PH 1% solution |
6.0~8.0 |
7.45 |
4 |
Loss on drying |
≤13% |
10.27 |
5 |
Ash |
≤13% |
5.93 |
6 |
Particle size |
Min93% pass 80 mesh |
Confirm |
7 |
Shear Ratio |
≥6.0 |
7.5 |
8 |
V1/V2 |
1.02~1.45 |
1.02 |
9 |
Pyruvic acid |
≥1.5% |
Confirm |
10 |
Nitrogen |
≤1.5% |
0.83 |
11 |
Heavy metal(mg/kg) |
≤20 |
Confirm |
12 |
Lead(mg/kg) |
≤5 |
Confirm |
13 |
Arsenic(mg/kg) |
≤3 |
Confirm |
Microbiological |
14 |
Total plate count(cfu/g) |
≤2000 |
1000 |
15 |
Yeas/Mould |
≤100 |
Confirm |
16 |
E.coli |
Absent/25g |
Confirm |
17 |
Salmonella |
Absent/25g |
Confirm |