Hydroxypropyl xanthan gum

Hydroxypropyl xanthan gum is a chemical compound, the hydroxypropyl ether of xanthan gum. Xanthan gum is a heteropolysaccharide, a non-starch polysaccharide obtained from the microbial fermentation of carbohydrates by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris by fermentation in pure culture with carbohydrates such as maize starch. It consists mainly of...