ʻO ka Xanthan gum kahi mea hoʻohui meaʻai maʻamau a hoʻohana ʻia i nā lāʻau lapaʻau a me nā mea hoʻonaninani.He polysaccharide ia i hana ʻia e ka fermentation bacteria a loaʻa nā hana o ka mānoanoa, emulsifying, hoʻopaʻa i nā emulsions a me ka hoʻoponopono ʻana i ka viscosity.I ka ʻoihana meaʻai, hoʻohana pinepine ʻia ka xanthan gum ma ke ʻano he mānoanoa a me ka stabilizer a hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia no ka hana ʻana i nā meaʻai like ʻole, e like me nā kīʻaha, nā ʻaʻahu saladi, ice cream, berena, etc.