E418

E418 (Gellan gum) is a heteropolysaccharide, an anionic exocellular polysaccharide produced by Sphingomonas elodea in a carbohydrate fermentation process in which glucose, glucuronic acid, rhamnose and esterified acetic acid are also separately involved. It appears in the form of a white powder. Gellan is a natural hydrocolloid polysaccharide with...