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Anyone With Allergies To Corn Have Problems With Xanthum Gum


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curious as to how many people out there have corn allergies and react to xanthum gum even if no other corn in recipe.

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QUOTE(tarnalberry @ Apr 19 2006, 02:04 PM)

Acid/base chemistry will get ya every time!

As for the xanthum gum, where does the corn come in? I know the substance itself comes from the cell wall of a bacteria. Is the bacteria grown on corn?

I'm not exactly sure, but from some of what I read yesterday at the Avoiding Corn group at delphi, corn, or a corn derivative, is somehow used in the manufacturing process of the xanthum gum.

That's a quote from OMG...I might be able to. Rachel--24 thread. I don't have an allergy to corn (at least not yet) so I don't have problems with the xanthum gum that I know of.

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curious as to how many people out there have corn allergies and react to xanthum gum even if no other corn in recipe.

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I've wondered about that too. I'm very allergic to corn. I was concerned when I heard the corn connection with xanthan gum, but have used it in a few recipes. I'm still new enough at this that I can't exactly tell if it bothers me or not. I don't get diarrhea or anything with my celiac. I get big time anxiety. It does kind of makes my mouth feel funny when I eat food made with xanthan, but not sure if that's my imagination. I can tell it's there, though. I decided to not use it anymore a week ago. Too early to know if it will make a difference. Does anyone think guar gum is a good substitute for xanthan gum?

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curious as to how many people out there have corn allergies and react to xanthum gum even if no other corn in recipe.

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From what I have read on the Avoiding Corn board it is a mixed bag, some react to it and some don't. Some people, for example, can eat the Namaste mixes (xanthan gum is a listed ingredient, but the company clearly states it is from a non-corn source) and not react while others do react. I guess it depends on the individual.

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