Ethanol precipitated xanthan
The FDA has replied that they have no questions to the joint application from Ingredients Solutions, Inc. and Zibo Zhongxuan Biological Product Co, Ltd. for the recognition of xanthan gum precipitated by ethanol. Ethanol is the cheapest available alcohol in China and is the preferred precipitant whereas in the USA and Europe IPA has traditionally been preferred and that was what was written into the xanthan gum specification.
The particular grades mentioned in the report os ethanol precipitated are ZB2, ZB3, ZBG and ZBT. The notice describes the use in meat and poultry products and we can presume the main use of this product will be to suspend carrageenan in products for the large USA poultry injection plants.