Xanthan Gum
Introduction
1.Appearance: White or light yellow powder.
Specification
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Testing Item
|
Standard
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Result
|
|
Appearance
|
Off-white or Light Yellow
Free Flowing Powder |
Conform
|
|
Thru 80mesh,
|
≥95.0%
|
97.7%
|
|
Viscosity
|
1300-1700
|
1390
|
|
Shearing Ratio
|
≥ 6.5
|
7.7
|
|
PH(1% XG solution)
|
6.0-8.0
|
6.8
|
|
Loss on Drying
|
≤13.0 %
|
10.2 %
|
|
Ash,
|
≤13.0 %
|
＜13.0 %
|
|
Pyruvic Acid,
|
≥ 1.5 %
|
＞1.5 %
|
|
Total Nitrogen
|
≤ 1.5 %
|
＜1.5 %
|
|
Ethanol
|
≤ 750 ppm
|
392.2 ppm
|
|
Pb
|
≤ 2.0 ppm
|
＜2.0 ppm
|
|
As
|
≤ 2.0 ppm
|
＜2.0 ppm
|
|
Hg
|
≤ 1.0 ppm
|
＜1.0 ppm
|
|
Cd
|
≤ 1.0 ppm
|
＜1.0 ppm
|
|
V1/V2
|
1.02 – 1.45
|
Conform
|
|
Total Plate Count
|
≤ 2000 CFU/g
|
300 CFU/g
|
|
Yeasts & Moulds
|
≤ 100 CFU/g
|
<100 CFU/g
|
|
Coliforms
|
≤3 MPN/g
|
＜3 MPN/g
|
|
E.coli, in 5 g
|
Negative
|
Negative
|
|
Salmonella, in 25 g
|
Negative
|
Negative
|
|
Staphylococcus Aureus
|
Negative
|
Negative
|
Application
1. Stabilizer, thickener, emulsifier (dairy products, salad and other water-based food), suspending agent, foam enhancer.
2. Widely used in food processing, oil drilling, seeds, coating, feed, daily chemical, textile printing and dyeing, paper making, tobacco, casting, fire, etc
3. Also used in oil field drilling.
