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Xanthan gum

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006869

A polysaccharide that is derived from the fermentation of corn sugar. It is used as a thickening agent, emulsifier and stabilizer in a variety of food and nonfood products.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-006869
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
Synonymsxanthan gums; xanthan; xanthans
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoPlant gums
TranslationsSpanish: goma xantana
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006869",
  "term": "Xanthan gum",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A polysaccharide that is derived from the fermentation of corn sugar. It is used as a thickening agent, emulsifier and stabilizer in a variety of food and nonfood products.",
  "synonyms": [
    "xanthan gums",
    "xanthan",
    "xanthans"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "plant gums"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "goma xantana"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/xanthan-gum/"
}

Record 6,760 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.