🌱 Gellan Gum: The Natural Gelling Agent for Clean Label Foods
As food brands and manufacturers strive to meet rising consumer demand for clean label ingredients, the search for effective, transparent, and plant-based food additives has led many to discover gellan gum-a natural gelling agent with powerful functional properties and exceptional versatility.
Used across beverages, dairy alternatives, sauces, and plant-based products, gellan gum offers clean-label functionality without compromising on texture, stability, or consumer trust.
🍃 What Is Gellan Gum?
Gellan gum is a plant-based hydrocolloid produced through natural fermentation of a sugar substrate by the bacterium Sphingomonas elodea. It is odorless, tasteless, and highly effective at very low concentrations, making it ideal for natural food formulations.
✅ Recognized globally as safe, gellan gum is non-GMO, vegan, allergen-free, and permitted in clean label applications in the U.S., EU, Canada, and beyond.
🧬 Why Gellan Gum Fits the Clean Label Trend
The clean label movement emphasizes short, recognizable ingredient lists, free from artificial chemicals or synthetic additives. Gellan gum is:
- Naturally derived – produced via fermentation, not synthetic processing
- Minimal use required – often used at just 0.05–0.2%
- Highly transparent – doesn’t affect taste or color
- Plant-based & allergen-free – meets dietary needs for vegan, gluten-free, halal, and kosher diets
- Stable in low pH & high heat – reduces need for multiple additives
🏷️ On ingredient labels, it often appears simply as "gellan gum"—a clean, familiar name.
🧑🍳 Functional Benefits in Food Applications
🌊 Fluid Gels & Suspension
Low acyl gellan gum forms fluid gels that keep particles (like pulp, cocoa, spices) suspended in beverages or sauces—without excess viscosity.
🧁 Soft Gels & Custard Textures
High acyl gellan gum creates elastic, creamy gels that are ideal for plant-based desserts, custards, and panna cotta alternatives.
🧊 Heat-Stable Gels
Gellan gum gels can withstand reheating, making them perfect for frozen ready meals, savory fillings, and microwavable products.
🧃 Clarity & Transparency
It forms crystal-clear gels, ideal for premium beverages, jellies, and layered desserts.
🥣 Clean Label Food Applications
| Product Category | Gellan Gum Benefit |
|---|---|
| Plant-based milks | Prevents sedimentation |
| Vegan yogurts/desserts | Provides spoonable, creamy texture |
| Functional beverages | Suspends nutrients or particles |
| Natural fruit gels | Clean, heat-resistant gelation |
| Clear soups and sauces | Stabilizes without clouding |
| Baby & medical food | Safe and consistent texture |
🌿 Gellan gum works beautifully alone or in synergy with other natural gums (like xanthan or locust bean gum) for customized textures.
⚗️ Formulation Tips
- Low usage rate: Typical range is 0.05–0.3%, depending on desired texture
- Hydration temperature: Requires heating to 85–90°C for full hydration
- pH compatibility: Stable across pH 3.5–7.5—ideal for acidic and neutral foods
- Works well in low-sugar systems, unlike traditional pectin
🏷️ CINOGEL Biotech's Clean Label Gellan Gum
CINOGEL Biotech produces high-purity gellan gum that meets the needs of clean label food brands:
- 🧪 High & low acyl grades available for flexible texture design
- 🌍 Compliant with EU, FDA, EFSA, Kosher, and Halal regulations
- 📦 Packaged for both R&D use and large-scale production
With over 15 years of experience, CINOGEL Biotech supports clean label innovation through consistent quality and expert guidance.
📌 Final Thoughts
If you're looking to develop clean label products with natural texture and shelf stability, gellan gum stands out as a modern, natural gelling agent. Its plant-based origin, low dosage, and excellent functionality make it a preferred choice for transparent, consumer-friendly labels.
🔗 CINOGEL Biotech – Naturally Powerful Gels for Clean Label Foods
Whether you're formulating the next hit plant-based dessert or launching a fortified beverage line, CINOGEL Biotech delivers high-performance gellan gum solutions tailored for natural, clean-label food innovation.
