XANTURAL

Xantural is an exocellular heteropolysaccharide produced by the process of fermentation. It has a unique polymeric structure where chains tend to associate forming a complex network, gel-like structure. When shear is applied, these hydrogen bonds are disrupted producing a flowable liquid. The process instantly reverses when the shear is removed. Hence, Xantural solutions exhibit extremely high viscosity at rest or under low shear conditions and very low viscosity under high shear conditions, demonstrating high degree of pseudoplastic behaviour.

Xantural gives clear and transparent gels / solutions and displays good stability and viscosity properties over a wide pH and temperature range. This enables it to function across a variety of applications as a suspending agent, stabilizer, viscosity enhancer, gelling and sustained-release agent.