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Xantham gum

justinkimcentral
justinkimcentral Posts: 127 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I will put this on the body building category too because i really dont know where this subject belongs but everytime i google Xantam Gum in google it just describes like the scientific aspects and what it actually is, substance, fancy terms etc... percentages and such.

Sooo i wanted to ask you guys because as many know theres a thing called protein fluff which is basically frozen fruit ,whey ,and XANTHAM GUM.
Is this stuff bad for you? Bad or good for cutting? Bad or good for bulking? Bad or good for overall health and body system? I ask this because this stuff is found in things like ice cream and diet sodas and regular sodas which arent good for you. Just asking. And the only non scientific thing i found about xantham gum was that it just enlarges things and makes the product more volumous??

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  • New2ket0
    New2ket0 Posts: 345 Member
    As far as I’m aware it solidifies much like gelatine , I have a ton of it and I’m unsure, it was on the recipes so I bought it and I shall add it 😊
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    None of the foods you mentioned are bad for you. Unless you have a medical reason to avoid xantham gum, you're probably fine consuming it.
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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    justinkimcentral wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    None of the foods you mentioned are bad for you. Unless you have a medical reason to avoid xantham gum, you're probably fine consuming it.

    Does it cause bloating

    https://webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-340/xanthan-gum
    Xanthan gum is safe when up to 15 grams per day are taken. It can cause some side effects such as intestinal gas (flatulence) and bloating.

    Brought up by a quick Google search
  • New2ket0
    New2ket0 Posts: 345 Member
    justinkimcentral wrote: »
    New2ket0 wrote: »
    As far as I’m aware it solidifies much like gelatine , I have a ton of it and I’m unsure, it was on the recipes so I bought it and I shall add it 😊

    Yea is it a factor that causes bloating or constipation or bad things? Im sort of convinced it will bloat you

    If in doubt try it out and pics or it didn’t happen 😊
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Xanthan gum. I have a packet of the pure stuff to add to my bread doughs. It’s a polysaccharide like starch and glycogen. It acts as a thickener and it’s GRAS. A lady scientist discovered it.

    If you shake a sauce or a dressing in a jar and it thickens up, chances are it has some Xanthan gum in it.

    I add a teaspoon to my shake mix and it thickens my home made meal replacement shake pleasingly.

    It’s handy for celiacs as it’s long chain saccharides can provide texture to baking in the absence of gluten.

    As soon as I see the GRAS designation I stop worrying about it.

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    Can a teaspoon of ANY GRAS cause bloating? Doubtful. Look at the big stuff.
  • psychod787
    psychod787 Posts: 4,099 Member
    Basically all fiber btw....
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