Gellan gum
For Gellan gum, jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.665; use conditions is in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: ( a ) The additive is a high molecular weight polysaccharide gum produced from Pseudomonas elodea by a pure culture fermentation process and purified by recovery with isopropyl alcohol, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- Additive
- Gellan gum verified
- Jurisdiction
- US FDA (21 CFR 172–178) our reading
- Status
- permitted our reading
- Citation
- 21 CFR 172.665 our reading
- Use conditions
- in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: ( a ) The additive is a high molecular weight polysaccharide gum produced from Pseudomonas elodea by a pure culture fermentation process and purified by recovery with isopropyl alcohol. verified
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What the source says
The food additive gellan gum may be safely used in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: ( a ) The additive is a high molecular weight polysaccharide gum produced from Pseudomonas elodea by a pure culture fermentation process and purified by recovery with isopropyl alcohol.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172