Gellan gum is formed by linking many individual sugar units into larger particles. Nutritionally, gellan gum is considered a soluble fibre in both the US and EU.
It’s produced in sterile tanks under careful process control. Nutrients, including sugars, proteins and trace minerals are combined, then fermented to produce gellan gum.
The term “gum” is used in the food industry to describe a category of ingredients that either thicken or gel water.
Gellan gum is used extensively for suspension in beverages. In Almond Breeze, it’s used to suspend calcium. When Almond Breeze is shaken, any settled calcium will be put back into suspension, held there by gellan gum. Therefore, gellan gum in Almond Breeze enables the consumer to receive the amount of calcium promised on the label in every glass.
What is gellan gum? Gellan gum is formed by linking many individual sugar units into larger particles. Nutritionally, gellan gum is considered a soluble fibre in both the US and EU. How is gellan gum made? It’s produced in sterile tanks under careful process control. Nutrients, including sugars, proteins and trace minerals are combined, then … Continued
Is the vitamin D in your almond milk derived from plants or animals? (Some vitamin D comes from sheep / lanolin.) The vitamin D used in Almond Breeze is derived from plant origin. Is the sugar you use (in the sweetened version, as well as in the production of gellan gum) produced in South Africa? … Continued