Guest guest Posted October 29, 2001 Report Share Posted October 29, 2001 They believe itis so highly procesed that all the corn is removed-but a few people still do not tolerate it.f Corn in xanthan gum? > I was just looking into what, exactly, xanthan gum is > made of, and I found this link: > > http://www.xanthan.org.uk/ > > It says that xanthan gum is made by fermenting corn > with microorganisms. Is this true? Is this a concern > for those who are also corn-free? Just curious. > > > > ===== > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2001 Report Share Posted October 29, 2001 I asked my allergist about xanthan gum. She said it is OK because the allergy is only to corn protein and the xanthan gum (as well as corn syrup, corn oil, corn startch etc.) don't contain the protein. I would be interested if anyone believes differently as I am just starting to eliminate corn out of my son's diet. > I was just looking into what, exactly, xanthan gum is > made of, and I found this link: > > http://www.xanthan.org.uk/ > > It says that xanthan gum is made by fermenting corn > with microorganisms. Is this true? Is this a concern > for those who are also corn-free? Just curious. > > > > ===== > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2001 Report Share Posted October 29, 2001 Same type of thing as the butter issue. Some say that it is free of milk protein while others say that there is no way to guarantee that. You'll probably just have to make the call. --- mturner@... wrote: > I asked my allergist about xanthan gum. She said it > is OK because > the allergy is only to corn protein and the xanthan > gum (as well as > corn syrup, corn oil, corn startch etc.) don't > contain the protein. > I would be interested if anyone believes differently > as I am just > starting to eliminate corn out of my son's diet. > > > > > > I was just looking into what, exactly, xanthan gum > is > > made of, and I found this link: > > > > http://www.xanthan.org.uk/ > > > > It says that xanthan gum is made by fermenting > corn > > with microorganisms. Is this true? Is this a > concern > > for those who are also corn-free? Just curious. > > > > > > > > ===== > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2001 Report Share Posted October 30, 2001 What exactly is the corn " protein " in then? Thanks, April Re: Corn in xanthan gum? > I asked my allergist about xanthan gum. She said it is OK because > the allergy is only to corn protein and the xanthan gum (as well as > corn syrup, corn oil, corn startch etc.) don't contain the protein. > I would be interested if anyone believes differently as I am just > starting to eliminate corn out of my son's diet. > > > > > > I was just looking into what, exactly, xanthan gum is > > made of, and I found this link: > > > > http://www.xanthan.org.uk/ > > > > It says that xanthan gum is made by fermenting corn > > with microorganisms. Is this true? Is this a concern > > for those who are also corn-free? Just curious. > > > > > > > > ===== > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2001 Report Share Posted October 30, 2001 Corn, corn flour, cornmeal, corn bran, corn flakes. What I did is make a list of everything I could think of that had corn in it and sent it to my allergist. She circled those items and sent it back. The items she did not circle is: corn syrup, corn starch, corn oil, corn dextrin, corn alcohol, baking powder, xanthum gum, ascorbic acid, citric acid, crystalline fructose and dextrose. I must say though that on another list I have learned that some that have extreme corn allergies cannot handle these items either. My son's allergy is a mild one so that is probably why I only need to be concerned with the protein. Another note about xanthum gum - in Miss Roben's catalog is says: Xanthan in typically processed from corn syrup. Most consider it corn-free after processing, with no risk of cross-contamination > > > I was just looking into what, exactly, xanthan gum is > > > made of, and I found this link: > > > > > > http://www.xanthan.org.uk/ > > > > > > It says that xanthan gum is made by fermenting corn > > > with microorganisms. Is this true? Is this a concern > > > for those who are also corn-free? Just curious. > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2001 Report Share Posted November 28, 2001 - NOW makes a corn-free Xanthum Gum. We use it with no adverse reaction and my daughter seems sensitive to EVERYthing. ~Deborah -- In GFCFKids@y..., sharashing@a... wrote: > i don't use xanthan gum for the corn reason and the fermenting isn't good for > yeast problems either.... JMO Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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