low price factory price what is gellan gum used for Product Description what is gellan gum used for Gellan gum is a kind of microbial extra cellular polysaccharide. As a multi-functional thickening, gelling and stablilizing agent, gellan gum has been broadly applied in the food, medicine(e.g. Soft or hard capsule) cosmetic,chemical industry,etc. Gellan gum has two kinds: low acyl and high acyl .Following picture shows the different molecular structure. With the features of natural, safe non-toxic, efficient, etc., gellan gum is taken care by more and more consumers,especially food scientists.
what is gellan gum used for Low acyl gellan gum is a brittle gel, very sensitive to shear force,with clear taste.Compared with other food gels, gellan gum has obvious advantages, and it’s now graduslly replacing agar and
Carrageenan in the food industry, following picture shows the properties of gellan gum in comparison with other gel.
what is gellan gum used for The characteristic and advantage of gellan gum:
Weak gel | Suspends |
Highly pseudo plastic | Pourable,pumpable,low viscosity |
Flexible | Adapted to suit your process |
Low use level | Rettain excellent flavour release and clarity |
Clarity | Improved product appearance |
Thermostability | Suspension at high temperatures |
Specificaiton what is gellan gum used for
Item | Standard | Result |
Appearance | White or off white | Conforms |
Particle size: | 60 Mesh ≥95% | 99.6% |
Content: | 85.0%—108.0% | 89.7% |
Loss on drying: | ≤15.0% | 9.5% |
Ash: | ≤15% | 11.3% |
PH(1% Solution): | 4.5—7.0 | 6.56 |
Lead: | ≤2.0ppm | 1ppm |
Gel strength: | ≥800 | 1063 |
Transparency: | ≥85% | 85.7% |
Microbiology Index |
Bacterium Account: | ≤10000cfu/g | 800cfu/g |
Coliform(MPN/100g) | ≤30MPN/100g | Not Detected. |
Yeast and Mould | ≤400cfu/g | Not Detected. |
Salmonella | Negative. | Negative. |
.... Storage what is gellan gum used for The products should be handled gently and kept from light , moisture and heat. Do not put it together with poision or contaminants, tightly sealed, and put in a dry place. Application what is gellan gum used for FOOD: beverage, sweets,jam,jelly,gels,synthetic food,pet food, sugar coating , frosting, milk,baked products MEDICINE: eyedrop, soft or hard capsule, microcapsures COSMETICS: skincare products, scent DAILY CHEMICAL INDUSTRY:: coating, tackiness agent, toothpaste, car balm, air freshener AGRICULTURE: fertilizer gels OTHERS: microorganism, plant culture medium, photosensitive film.
TYPE: GELLAN GUM BOOM-J100 what is gellan gum used for Recommended dosage:0.018%--0.02% Features: 1) strong acid stablility 2) Good stablility 3) Mainly used as suspending, stabilizing agent
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