Gellan gum LAG is perfect for jams & jellies with fantastic mouth feeling as well as flavor releasing ability. The dosage could be as low as 0.1-0.5%.
Gellan gum can form gels with different texture from elastic to brittle, and can make the the thermo-irreversible gel by controlling melting temperature.
Gellan gum is more and more popular than gelatin used for jelly drops/soft candies. Gellan gum as a natural hydrophilic colloid not only caters to the green and healthy consumption concept, but also has obvious advantages of taste and cost.
Low acyl gellan gum has its unique advantage when applied in jelly production, such as quite low dosage (0.3%-0.5%) and excellent gels transparency(85%min.). Especially for premium quality jellies, low acyl gellan gum makes it true to produce layered jellies with very clear boundary between different layers. It can be made into red, green, yellow, white and other flavor color jellies by using oil-soluble food coloring and spices. Not mixed, and not Channeling taste.
