E415 Xanthan gum — is it halal?

Description

A polysaccharide made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris; the gum is precipitated with isopropanol or ethanol. Possible links: producers do not disclose the medium, while patents use beef extract, fish peptone, meat peptone, blood serum, dairy materials, gelatin, distillers’ solubles, lard oil as antifoam; at CP Kelco egg is on the same equipment and plant; surfactants of unnamed origin in…

Names: Ксантановая камедь · Xanthan gum · صمغ الزانثان

Also known as: E 415, E-415, Е415, INS 415, ксантан, камедь ксантановая, xanthan, corn sugar gum, 黄原胶, 汉生胶, صمغ الزانثان, صمغ زانثان, KELTROL, KELZAN, Rhodopol

Category: Thickeners

Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008

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