Product
Xanthan Gum
Xanthan Gum is a fermentation-derived polysaccharide that thickens and suspends at low doses, supplied in oilfield grade and in food grade at 80 and 200 mesh.
- Grades / forms
- Oilfield grade · Cosmetic grade · Food grade, 80/200 mesh
- Documents
- TDS · SDS to view and download
Overview
Xanthan gum is produced by fermenting sugars with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris, then precipitating, drying and milling the polymer. Its key property is strong shear-thinning: it is thick at rest, so it suspends particles, but thins under pumping or mixing. It holds that behaviour across a wide range of temperature, pH and salinity.
In drilling, that is exactly what is needed to carry cuttings in low-solids and workover fluids while keeping pump pressures low. In food it stabilises sauces, dressings and beverages and gives structure to gluten-free bakery. Food grade is made to food additive specifications (E415) with tighter microbial and heavy-metal limits; 80 mesh disperses easily, while 200 mesh hydrates faster.
Applications
- 1Viscosifier in low-solids and drill-in fluids
- 2Workover, completion and coiled-tubing fluids
- 3Sauces, dressings and gravies
- 4Gluten-free bakery and dairy desserts
- 5Beverage and fruit-juice stabilisation
- 6Suspension in household and agrochemical formulations
Specification
- Appearance
- Off-White or Light yellow free flowing powder
- Viscosity (1% XG in 1% KCL Solution, cps)
- ≥1200
- Shear Ratio
- ≥6.5
- PH (1% solution)
- 6.0–8.0
- Loss on drying
- ≤13.0%
- Ash
- ≤13.0
- Pyruvic Acid
- ≥1.5%
- Dry sieve analysis, % thru US #40
- ≥95.0%
- Dry sieve analysis, % thru US #200
- ≤50.0
- Qualitative Starch Determination
- Absent
- Qualitative Guar Determination
- Absent
- Rheology test 0.28% XG in sea water solution – 600 rpm
- ≥70.0
- Rheology test 0.28% XG in sea water solution – 300 rpm
- ≥55.0
- Rheology test 0.28% XG in sea water solution – 200 rpm
- ≥45.0
- Rheology test 0.28% XG in sea water solution – 100 rpm
- ≥35.0
- Rheology test 0.28% XG in sea water solution – 6 rpm
- ≥18.0
- Rheology test 0.28% XG in sea water solution – 3 rpm
- ≥16.0
- Brookfield LV, 1.5 rpm (mPa.S)
- ≥1950
Specification as stated on our Technical Data Sheet, which you can download below.
Documents
PDF documents from our quality records.
Packing & storage
Packing
- 25 kg multi-wall paper bags with PE liner
- 25 kg fibre drums
Storage & handling
Keep sealed, cool and dry. Xanthan is hygroscopic and should be kept away from strong odours, which it can absorb.
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- SDS in destination format
- Made to your specification
- Private label packing
Questions
Xanthan Gum, answered.
80 mesh xanthan gum is coarser, disperses with fewer lumps and suits most food and industrial uses. 200 mesh is finer and hydrates faster, which helps in cold processes and instant products, but it needs good dispersion to avoid lumping.
Both are the same polymer. Food grade xanthan gum is produced and tested to food additive specifications with limits on microbes, heavy metals and residual solvents. Oilfield grade is tested for rheology in drilling fluid and is not intended for food.
Pre-blend xanthan gum with other dry ingredients such as sugar or salt, or disperse it in oil or glycerine before adding water. Alternatively add it slowly into the vortex of a high-shear mixer.
Yes. Cosmo Chemistry manufactures and exports Xanthan Gum from Surat, Gujarat, India to more than 55 countries, for customers in the mining & oil drilling, personal care & home care and food ingredients industries. Send your grade, quantity and destination port for a quotation within one business day.
Every shipment of Xanthan Gum from Cosmo Chemistry includes a batch-specific Certificate of Analysis (COA) and Safety Data Sheet (SDS). Certificate of Origin, third-party pre-shipment inspection and destination-specific regulatory documentation are arranged on request.
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