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. 2014 May 7;2014:636491. doi: 10.1155/2014/636491

Table 1.

Moisture, ash, nitrogen, acetyl, and pyruvate content (%w/v) of xanthan produced by X. arboricola strain 106.

Analysis Content Limits (%)*
Moisture 5.0 ± 0.03 ≤15
Ash 14.37 ± 0.04 ≤16
Nitrogen 1.06 ± 0.01 ≤1.5
Acetyl 2.45 ± 0.10
Pyruvate 1.93 ± 0.06

Values are the means ± SD. *Limits established by FAO, 1999.