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PRODUCT SPECIFICATION

Product: Xanthan Gum 200mesh

CLASSIFICATION FCC IV / E 415

CAS NO 11138-66-2

EINECS 234-394-2

ORIGIN China

PACKING 25 kilo net drums and cartons

SHELF LIFE 2 years

USES AND APPLICATION Stabiliser, thickener, emulsifier, suspending agent, body agent, foam
enhancer

APPEARANCE Cream-coloured powder

SOLUBILITY Readily soluble in hot or cold water

PARTICLE SIZE THROUGH 200 MESH (75 MICRON) ≥ 95%

VISCOSITY (1% SOL. IN KCl 1%) 1,200 ~ 1,600 cPs

VISCOSITY RATIO V1 : V2 1.02 - 1.45

LOSS ON DRYING ≤ 15.0 %

ASH (ON DRY BASIS) 6.5 - 16.0 %

HEAVY METALS (AS Pb) < 20 ppm

ARSENIC < 3 ppm

LEAD < 5 ppm

MERCURY < 1 ppm

CADMIUM < 1 ppm

ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL ≤ 500 ppm

NITROGEN ≤ 1.5 %

PYRUVIC ACID ≥ 1.5 %

CONTENT OF CO2 (ON DRY BASIS) (4.2 - 5.0 %

Total plate count < 2,000 cfu/g

Yeasts and moulds < 200 cfu/g

E. coli Absent in 25g

Salmonella spp Absent in 25g

Xantomonas campestris No viable cells

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