<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> The xanthan gum debate began when I posted that Authentic Foods xanthan gum is corn-free. I obtained this information from their website. When the claim was challenged, I spoke with Steve at Authentic Foods. In fact, we've talked quite a bit this past week. Here is his input on the issue: Steve explained that people allergic to corn will not have a problem with his Xanthan Gum. “To produce xanthan gum, bacteria is fed a sugar solution (glucose). Sometimes this sugar syrup is made from corn which contains no corn proteins. It is corn proteins that trigger allergic reactions. Because this corn syrup has no corn proteins, people allergic to corn will not have a reaction. After the bacteria has replicated, the sugar syrup (glucose) is then washed away by filtration. The remaining bacteria is then killed by pasteurization leaving it to go through a series of reactions to extract the outer cell wall of the bacteria producing xanthan gum.” I would like add a personal comment. I sincerely appreciated all of your comments. I truly was overwhelmed with the number of responses. Individuals wrote to me with their personal experiences and companies wrote to me sending me the data they had on xanthan gum. Each person with a corn allergen has to look at the facts and make up their own mind as to what products they will use. Using gluten as an example again, Dr. Fasano stated that 20 ppm is a reasonable amount of gluten for "most" people. Some celiacs are highly sensitive and this amount of gluten will affect them adversely. This same principle holds true for corn allergies. or any allergies for that matter. Some people can tolerate more than others. I've researched this as best I could. I will not be posting anything further regarding xanthan gum. Connie Sarros Gluten-free Cookbooks www.gfbooks.homestead.com *Please provide references to back up claims of a product being GF or not GF* ******* To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[log in to unmask] *******