Xanthan chingamu ndi chowonjezera chazakudya ndipo chimagwiritsidwanso ntchito muzamankhwala ndi zodzoladzola.Ndi polysaccharide yopangidwa ndi fermentation ya bakiteriya ndipo imakhala ndi ntchito za thickening, emulsifying, stabilizing emulsions ndi kusintha mamasukidwe akayendedwe.M'makampani a chakudya, xanthan chingamu nthawi zambiri amagwiritsidwa ntchito ngati thickener ndi stabilizer ndipo angagwiritsidwe ntchito kupanga zakudya zosiyanasiyana, monga sauces, saladi kuvala, ayisikilimu, mkate, etc.