E415

E415 (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 glucose, glucuronic acid 6-acetyl mannose. Stable to heat, alkalis, acids. Good...