Gellan Gum: The Beneficial Polysaccharide for Food and Beverage Industry
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Gellan Gum: A Comprehensive Ingredient for the Food and Beverage Trade
- Multi-functional: Gellan Gum acts as a gelling agent, stabilizer, thickener, and an emulsifier in various applications within the food and beverage industry. It is produced by fermenting Sphingomonas elodea.
- Quality Assured: Compliant with FCC and USP regulations, Gellan Gum undergoes stringent testing for purity and efficiency, and is FDA-approved to ensure safety and highest quality standards are met.
- Wide Global Availability: This premium-quality food ingredient hails from China but is readily accessible to markets across the world, inclusive of North, Central, and South America, Europe, Australasia, Asia, Middle East, and Africa.
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Procurenet Team Tshim Sha Tsui
Hong Kong
3 years
Description
Gellan Gum: The Star Ingredient for the Food and Beverage Industry
Gellan Gum, a naturally occurring, high-performing polysaccharide, has gained widespread acceptance and usage across the food and beverage industry. This remarkable ingredient, hailing from the bacterium Sphingomonas elodea, complies with FCC/USP regulations, making it ideal for a wide variety of culinary uses. Possessing unique functions such as a gelling agent, stabilizer, and thickener, Gellan Gum is a favored choice for both industrial-level food production and innovative home cuisine creations.
Key Product Features
- Compound Name: Gellan Gum
- IUPAC Name: Tetraglyceryl tris (2-acetyl-3-dideoxy-D-gluco-heptanonaote)
- CAS Number: 71010-52-1
- Molecular Formula: C10H14O7
- Molecular Weight: 241.21 g/mol
- Melting Point: Above 150 u00b0C
- Density: 1.76 g/cmu00b3
- Solubility: Water Soluble
- LogP: -1.853
- Hazard and Precautionary Statements: Skin and eye irritation may occur upon contact. The user is recommended to wear eye protection and gloves.
- ADME Data: Reveals no significant excretion, metabolism, or absorption, denoting that Gellan Gum is non-toxic.
- Environmentally Sound: Gellan Gum holds the status of biodegradability, stemming from its natural origins.
- Therapeutic Uses: Aside from its central role in the food and beverage sectors, Gellan Gum also finds usage in pharmaceutical drug releases.
Through its myriad of applications across food and beverage productions, Gellan Gum empowers a wide variety of businesses to cater to diverse palates globally. Supplied in secure, quality-maintaining 25kg drum packaging, this versatile ingredient upholds the highest standards of product integrity.
