4. Applications

• Xanthan gum is classified as an additive, not as an ingredient, because it cannot be assimilated by humans.

The role of an additive must be considered on 2 levels:

• during the process, it may be added in order to facilitate certain unit operations in the manufacture of the product. On the other hand, if it only has a functional role in the finished product, the impact of the properties it confers on the product, during the manufacturing process, on these unit operations must nevertheless be considered;

• in the finished product, as a functional agent (stabilizer, viscosifier, etc.).

• Xanthan gum, alone or in synergy with other additives, has a range of characteristic properties. In each application,...