Study on structure and complex effect of Xanthan gum

Xanthan gum is a kind of widely used food thickeners which is compounded well with other food additives.Structure and properties of Xanthan gum and complex effect with konjac gum,locust bean gum,quar gum,gellan gum,agar etc were summarized.A good synergistic effect was produced by compounding,leading to the improvement of food stability.Besides,gelation's change from brittle to flexible was achieved.