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 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 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...
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