Xanthan Gum: Vegan, Gluten-Free, GMO Status

Xanthan gum is produced by fermenting a simple sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris, so it carries no animal material and is compatible with vegan and vegetarian claims. It is gluten-free even when the feed sugar began as wheat, because the process removes the gluten protein. Its non-GMO status follows the feedstock, which is most often corn.