Usually means: Thickening agent derived from fermentation.
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▸ noun:  (biochemistry) A polysaccharide, consisting of galactose and mannose residues, produced by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris

Similar:
galactoxyloglucan, gellan, galactoglucomannan, oligoxyloglucan, galacturonan, galactan, galactomannan, galactosaminogalactan, glucomannan, fucogalactan, more...

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gum, polysaccharide, biopolymer, biodegradable, more...

Phrases:
xanthan gum, xanthan gums, more...

Adjectives:
native, bacterial, stranded, commercial, extracellular, unordered

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Similar:
galactoxyloglucan, gellan, galactoglucomannan, oligoxyloglucan, galacturonan, galactan, galactomannan, galactosaminogalactan, glucomannan, fucogalactan, more...

Types:
gum, polysaccharide, biopolymer, biodegradable, more...

Phrases:
xanthan gum, xanthan gums, more...

Adjectives:
native, bacterial, stranded, commercial, extracellular, unordered



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