anthan gum is a white or light yellow powder with excellent thickening, suspending, emulsifying and water-soluble properties, as well as good thermal and acid-base stability, so it is widely used in various food, industrial and Used as drilling fluid.Xanthan gum is a white or light yellow powder with excellent thickening, suspending, emulsifying and water-soluble properties, as well as good thermal and acid-base stability, so it is widely used in various food, industrial and Used as drilling fluid.
Product Description
1.Chemical name: Xanthan gum
2.Alias: Xanthan
3.CAS:11138-66-2
4.Chemical formula: (C35H49O29)n
5. Appearance:Light yellow to white flowable powder.
1. Xanthan gum is widely used in food-making as Thickeners, Emulsifiers.
2. It can also be used in detergent, papermaking, oil-drilling, textile, dyeing, ceramics, construction, paint, welding, battery, tobacco, toothpaste, etc.
Product Parameters
Industrial grade 40 mesh
| Test Items |
Standard Value |
Test Result |
| Appearance |
Cream White/Light Yellow Free Flowing Powder or Particles |
Conform |
| Through 80 mesh(180um), % |
≥90.00 |
99.50 |
| Through 200 mesh (75um), % |
≥57.00 |
55.50 |
| Loss on Drying,% |
≤13.00 |
12.41 |
| PH(1% XG solution) |
6.0--8.0 |
6.97 |
| Ash, % |
≤15.00 |
Conform |
| Shearing Ratio |
≥6.50 |
7.20 |
| Viscosity(1% XG in 1% kcl solution,cps) |
1200-1700 |
1388 |
| Starch Qualitative Determination |
Absent |
Absent |
| Guar Qualitative Determination |
Absent |
Absent |
| Rheology Test 0.285% XG in Sea Water Solution |
| 600 rpm |
≥70 |
79 |
| 300 rpm |
≥50 |
57 |
| 200 rpm |
≥45 |
47 |
| 100 rpm |
≥35 |
36.5 |
| 6 rpm |
≥15 |
16.5 |
| 3 rpm |
≥12.5 |
14.5 |
| Brookfield LV 1.5r/min(cps) |
≥1950 |
2360 |
Industrial grade 80 mesh
| Test Items |
Standard Value |
Test Result |
| Appearance |
Cream White/Light Yellow Free Flowing Powder or Particles |
Conform |
| Through 80 mesh(180um), % |
≥90.00 |
99.50 |
| Through 200 mesh (75um), % |
≥57.00 |
55.50 |
| Loss on Drying,% |
≤13.00 |
12.41 |
| PH(1% XG solution) |
6.0--8.0 |
6.97 |
| Ash, % |
≤15.00 |
Conform |
| Shearing Ratio |
≥6.50 |
7.20 |
| Viscosity(1% XG in 1% kcl solution,cps) |
1200-1700 |
1388 |
| Starch Qualitative Determination |
Absent |
Absent |
| Guar Qualitative Determination |
Absent |
Absent |
| Rheology Test 0.285% XG in Sea Water Solution |
| 600 rpm |
≥70 |
79 |
| 300 rpm |
≥50 |
57 |
| 200 rpm |
≥45 |
47 |
| 100 rpm |
≥35 |
36.5 |
| 6 rpm |
≥15 |
16.5 |
| 3 rpm |
≥12.5 |
14.5 |
| Brookfield LV 1.5r/min(cps) |
≥1950 |
2360 |
Industrial grade 200 mesh
| Test Items |
Standard Value |
Test Result |
| appearance |
Cream White/Light Yellow Free Flowing Powder |
Conform |
| Through 200 mesh (75um), % |
≥90.00 |
93.70 |
| Through 80 mesh(180um), % |
≥98.00 |
100.00 |
| Loss on Drying,% |
≤13.00 |
8.92 |
| PH(1% XG solution) |
6.0--8.0 |
7.42 |
| Ash, % |
≤15.00 |
Conform |
| Shearing Ratio |
≥6.50 |
8.02 |
| Viscosity(1% XG in 1% kcl solution,cps) |
≥1000 |
1490 |
| Guar Qualitative Determination |
Absent |
Absent |
Oil drilling 13API (Dispersive) 40mesh
| Test Items |
Specification |
Test Result |
| Appearance |
Free Flowing Powder or Particles |
Conform |
| Through 80 mesh.% |
≥95.00 |
99.74 |
| Through 200 mesh.% |
≤57.00 |
30.50 |
| Loss on Drying,% |
≤13.00 |
12.89 |
| PH(1%XG solution) |
6.0-8.0 |
7.52 |
| Ash,% |
≤15.00 |
Conform |
| Shearing Ratio |
≥6.50 |
7.68 |
| Viscosity (1% XG in 1% kcl solution,cps) |
1200-1700 |
1377 |
| Starch Qualitative Determination |
Absent |
Absent |
| Guar Qualitative Determination |
Absent |
Absent |
| Rheology Test 0.285% XG in Sea Water Solution |
| 600 rpm |
≥75 |
86.5 |
| 300 rpm |
≥55 |
64.0 |
| 200 rpm |
≥45 |
54.0 |
| 100 rpm |
≥35 |
41.0 |
| 6 rpm |
≥18 |
20.0 |
| 3 rpm |
≥16 |
17.0 |
| Brookfield LV 1.5r/min(cps) |
≥1950 |
2832 |
| Lump |
≥0 |
Conform |
Oil drilling 13API (Dispersive) 80mesh
| Test Items |
Specification |
Test Result |
| Appearance |
Free Flowing Powder or Particles |
Conform |
| Through 80 mesh.% |
≥90.00 |
90.86 |
| Through 200 mesh.% |
≤57.00 |
34.72 |
| Loss on Drying,% |
≤13.00 |
12.19 |
| PH(1%XG solution) |
6.0-8.0 |
7.27 |
| Ash,% |
≤15.00 |
Conform |
| Shearing Ratio |
≥6.50 |
7.69 |
| Viscosity (1% XG in 1% kcl solution,cps) |
1200-1700 |
1360 |
| Starch Qualitative Determination |
Absent |
Absent |
| Guar Qualitative Determination |
Absent |
Absent |
| Rheology Test 0.285% XG in Sea Water Solution |
| 600 rpm |
≥75 |
87 |
| 300 rpm |
≥55 |
65 |
| 200 rpm |
≥45 |
55.5 |
| 100 rpm |
≥35 |
41.5 |
| 6 rpm |
≥18 |
19.5 |
| 3 rpm |
≥16 |
16.5 |
| Brookfield LV 1.5r/min(cps) |
≥1950 |
2775 |
| Lump |
≤20 |
Conform |
Food grade 80 mesh
| Test Items |
Standard Value |
Test Result |
| Appearance |
Cream White /Light Yellow Free Flowing Powder |
Conform |
| Through 80 mesh,% |
≥95.00 |
99.32 |
| Through 200 mesh(75um),% |
≤57.00 |
48.44 |
| Loss on Drying,% |
≤13.00 |
9.62 |
| PH(1% XG solution) |
6.0-8.0 |
7.54 |
| Ash,% |
≤15.00 |
Conform |
| Shearing Ratio |
≥6.50 |
7.62 |
| Viscosity(1% XG in 1% kcl solution, cps) |
1200-1700 |
1334 |
| Pyruvic Acid,% |
≥1.5 |
Conform |
| Total Nitrogen,% |
≤1.5 |
Conform |
| Pb(ppm) |
≤2 |
Conform |
| Total Plate Count(cfu/g) |
≤2000 |
200 |
| Coliform(In 5g) |
Negative |
Negative |
| Moulds/Yeasts(cfu/g) |
≤500 |
Conform |
Food grade 200 mesh
| Test Items |
Standard Value |
Test Result |
| appearance |
Cream White/Light Yellow Free Flowing Powder |
Conform |
| Through 200 mesh (75um), % |
≥90.00 |
99.48 |
| Through 80 mesh(180um), % |
≥98.00 |
100.00 |
| Loss on Drying,% |
≤13.00 |
9.54 |
| PH(1% XG solution) |
6.0--8.0 |
7.29 |
| Ash, % |
≤15.00 |
Conform |
| Shearing Ratio |
≥6.5 |
7.70 |
| Viscosity(1% XG in 1% kcl solution,cps) |
1200-1700 |
1372 |
| Pyruvic Acid,% |
≥1.5 |
Conform |
| Total Nitrogen,% |
≤1.5 |
Conform |
| Lead Pb (ppm) |
≤2 |
Conform |
| Total Plate Count(cfu/g) |
≤2000 |
300 |
| Coliform(In 5g) |
Negative |
Negative |
| Moulds/Yeasts(cfu/g) |
≤500 |
Conform |
Audited Supplier 
){kind=link}