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Gellan Gum in Beverages
Practical information about using gellan gum in beverages, including clear drinks, fruit drinks, plant-based milk and protein beverages.
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How Gellan Gum and Whey Protein Can Be Used to Design Food Texture
A 2026 study explores how gellan gum concentration and ionic strength can change the microstructure, fracture behavior, and sensory texture of whey protein gels.
Gellan Gum in Plant-Based Milk: Stabilization, Protein Interaction and Mouthfeel
Learn how gellan gum helps stabilize plant-based milk, reduce protein and particle sedimentation, and improve mouthfeel, with a focus on protein interactions, heat processing, ions, and HA versus LA gellan gum.
Gellan Gum in Clear Beverages: How to Keep Pulp and Particles Suspended Without Making the Drink Thick
Learn how gellan gum stabilizes clear beverages, how low-acyl and high-acyl gellan differ, and how hydration, pH, ions, dosage, and processing affect suspension stability.
Gellan Gum in Protein Drinks
Practical formulation considerations for using gellan gum in protein drinks, including protein stability, suspension, pH, heat processing, and mouthfeel.
Gellan Gum in Fruit Drinks
How gellan gum can help stabilize fruit drinks containing pulp, juice particles, or botanical ingredients while keeping the product pourable and visually attractive.
Gellan Gum in Fruit Preparations
How gellan gum can improve texture, suspension, and processing stability in fruit preparations used in desserts, beverages, fillings, and other food products. Category: Applications
Can Gellan Gum Be Used in Carbonated Drinks?
Gellan gum can be used in some carbonated beverage formulations, but carbonation, pH, processing and dosage all need to be considered.
Why Does Gellan Gum Separate In Beverages
Gellan gum can help stabilize beverages, but separation can still happen. Here are some practical things to check, including pH, hydration temperature, gellan gum type, dosage, and processing.
How Is Gellan Gum Used in Clear Beverages?
How gellan gum can stabilize particles in clear beverages without turning the drink into a gel.
Gellan Gum in Plant-Based Milk
How gellan gum helps stabilize plant-based milk and improve the suspension, texture and consistency of plant-based beverages.
Gellan Gum in Beverages
How gellan gum is used in beverages to stabilize suspended particles, improve texture and maintain product uniformity.