Patent ID: 8545828

Claim:
A method of producing heat-treated xanthan gum comprising: heat treating native xanthan gum having a solution viscosity of about 3000 cps or greater prior to heat treating and an ash content of about 8.5% or less, wherein the resultant heat treated xanthan gum has a solution viscosity of about 15,000 cps or greater, in a 1% aqueous solution, wherein the increase in solution viscosity of the heat treated xanthan gum is about 10,000 cps or greater over the viscosity of the xanthan gum prior to heat treatment, wherein the native xanthan gum is heat treated to a moisture content of about 1% or less, wherein a time to fully disperse the heat treated xanthan gum is reduced by at least 25% and no more than 70% compared to the xanthan gum prior to heat treatment, and wherein the heat treated xanthan gum has clear to translucent clarity.