Description

Source: Biofermentation using a sugar source
Function: Gelling, texturizing, stabilizing, suspending, film-forming and structuring
Description: Gellan gum is a polysaccharide produced by fermentation of a pure culture ofSphingomonas elodea. The composition and structure of native gellan gum produced by commercial fermentation is identical to the naturally occurring polysaccharide formed bySphingomonas elodea on plants of Lily pad varieties.
Gellan Gum is a water-soluble polysaccharide produced by fermentation. This multifunctional gelling agent can be used alone or in combination with other products to produce a wide variety of interesting textures.
Gellan gum is extremely effective at low use levels in forming gels, and are available in two types, high and low acyl content. Low acyl gellan gum products form firm, non-elastic, brittle gels, whereas high acyl gellan gum forms soft, very elastic, non-brittle gels. Varying the ratios of the two forms of gellan produces a wide variety of textures.