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xanthan

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xanthan [′zan·thən]
(biochemistry)
A polysaccharide produced byXanthomonas campestristhat is used in oil recovery to help improve water flooding and oil displacement.


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Levan currently costs $7/lb in ton batches, but as production volume increases, the price is expected to drop to around $2/lb, competitive with xanthan gum.
Remove from heat, whisk in xanthan gum and let cool.
For four weeks, Australian researchers fed 36 people either a bland (spice-free) diet or the same diet plus 30 grams a day of a chili blend that was 55 percent cayenne chili (the rest was water, sugar, salt, acetic acid, and xanthan gum).
 
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