E418 Gellan gum — is it halal?
Description
A polysaccharide made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Sphingomonas elodea; the gum is precipitated with isopropanol or ethanol and optionally deacylated with alkali. Possible links: producers do not name the organic nitrogen source («protein»), patents use beef extract, peptone and tryptone, Cinogel mentions lactose (cheese whey); lysozyme of unnamed origin; ethanol of unnamed raw material.
Names: Геллановая камедь · Gellan gum · صمغ الجيلان
Also known as: E 418, E-418, Е418, INS 418, INS 418(i), INS 418(ii), гелановая камедь, геллан, gellan, high acyl gellan, low acyl gellan, 结冷胶, صمغ الجيلان, صمغ جيلان, KELCOGEL
Category: Thickeners
Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008
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