Meanings
noungellan gum (countable and uncountable, plural gellan gums)
plural gellan gums
- countableuncountablea polysaccharide gum produced by the bacterium Sphingomonas elodea, used as an alternative to agar, and as a food additive
Synonyms: E418 when used as a thickener, stabiliser and emulsifier
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna polysaccharide gum produced by the bacterium Sphingomonas elodea, used as an alternative to agar, and as a food additive
Similar
E418 when used as a thickenerstabiliser and emulsifier
Translations
Catalan goma gellan
- goma gellangum
Chinese Mandarin 結冷膠 /结冷胶
- 結冷膠 /结冷胶gum
Finnish gellaanikumi
- gellaanikumigum
Icelandic gellagúmmí
- gellagúmmígum
Italian goma di gellano
- goma di gellanogum
Cite this entry
APA
gellan gum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gellan%20gum
MLA
“gellan gum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gellan%20gum. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gellan gum,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gellan%20gum.
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