(C) Iron-binding measured by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES). Xanthan and various glucans were mixed with 2 mM FeSO4, dialysed against deionized water before determination of Fe2+ content by ICP-OES. Data shown are mean ± SD (n≥3). ** indicates p-value < 0.01 and *** indicates p-value < 0.001 by paired student t-test. 