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Product Code : 01

Brand Name : A & Z FOOD ADDITIVES

Product Description

Gellan Gum

Gellan gum (E418) is commercially formulated by adopting aerobic submerged fermenting of Sphingomonas elodea which is formerly referred as Pseudomonas elodea. It is a bacterial exopolysaccharide or polymer with high molecular weight. Its manufacturing technique resembles to that of xanthan. Gellan gum was founded in 1978 and it received aproval in Japan in 1988. In 1992, USA authorized its utilization. The two variants of this product include low acyl and high acyl.

Gellan gum has two types of high acyl and low acyl.

A range of specialty products for a variety of food formulation

Comparison of Physical Properties of High Acyl and Low Acyl Gellan Gum

	High Acyl Gellan Gum	Low Acyl Gellan Gum
Molecular Weight	1~2×106 Daltons	2~3×105 Daltons
Solubility	Hot water above 70℃	Hot water above 80℃ or cold water with sequestrants
Sensitivity to cations	Relatively insensitive to ions	Very sensitive to ions, especially to divalent cations such as calcium ions
Gelling conditions	Just Cooling ( do not need cations )	Cations, acids or soluble solids
Set temperature	70~80℃ （158~176℉）	30~50℃ （86~122℉）
Thermoreversibility	Thermo-reversible	Heat stable if using divalent
Gel texture	Soft and elastic gels	Hard and brittle gels

Gellan solutions provides many kinds of gellan gum ingredients for food, pharmaceutical and industry.

Gellan Solutions Ingredients	Applications	Gel Form	Acyl Level	Solution Clarity
GESOLGEL® HA	Food ( Protein drink, Juice )	Soft, Elastic	High	Opaque, Milky
GESOLGEL® LA	Food (Beverage, Jellies )	Firm, Brittle	Low	Transparent
GESOLGEL® AFG	Air Freshener	Firm, Brittle	Low	Transparent
GESOLGEL ® PH-LA	Pharmaceutical, Oral Care and Personal Care	Firm, Brittle	Low	Transparent
GESOLGEL® PH-HA	Pharmaceutical, Personal Care	Soft, Elastic	High	Opaque, Milky
GESOLGEL® MTC	Microbiological media and plant tissue culture	Hard, Brittle	Low	Transparent

Gellan Solutions Specialty Products Gellan Gum	Typical Applications	Typical Dosage
GESOLGEL® HAM	Dairy milk beverages	0.10~0.12%
GESOLGEL® HPS	Neutral plant protein based beverages	0.10~0.15%
GESOLGEL® HFS	Fruit juices Pulp suspension	0.025~0.035%
GESOLGEL® FS	High transparent fruit pulp suspending beverage	0.10~0.12%
GESOLGEL® WJ	Multi-layer, heat resistance water jelly	0.3~0.5%
GESOLGEL® FC	Heat resistance confectionery	0.2~0.5%
GESOLGEL® JIS	Icings, frostings, piping jellies, low- and reduced-fat frostings, sweet roll icings, royal icings	0.2~0.5%
GESOLGEL® JFF	Non-standard jams and jellies, fruit fillings	0.2~0.5%
GESOLGEL® BAK	Bakery fillings, Yogurt fruit	0.1~0.3%
GESOLGEL® MP	Meat Products	0.1~0.3%
GESOLGEL® PF	Canned pet food	0.1~0.3%