Guest guest Posted October 28, 2001 Report Share Posted October 28, 2001 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 28, 2001 Report Share Posted October 28, 2001 > 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. I had heard long ago, that xanthan gum is generally made this way. I also heard, that corn-free xanthan gum is made for the Kosher market at Passover. I guess, if possible traces of corn in xanthan gum are a problem for you for whatever reason, you could pursue this. Lorilyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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 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 1, 2001 Report Share Posted November 1, 2001 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...
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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