SHEET /m/xanthan-gum · MoleculeFinder curated (no single PubChem compound) · REV 2026.07
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Xanthan gum
from sourcepolysaccharide · food flavor
What is Xanthan gum?
The thickener bacteria make from sugar, and the backbone of gluten-free baking. A tiny amount turns a liquid syrupy. Found in hot sauce. from source
CategoryFood & flavor
No single structure
Xanthan gum is a polysaccharide: a large chain of sugar units. It has no single 2D or 3D structure, molecular weight or SMILES, so MoleculeFinder models it by hand.
ClassPolysaccharideinferred
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