Xanthan gum is a water-soluble gum used in baking for its thickening and stabilizing properties. It's a product of fermentation from corn, wheat or soy. Xanthan gum is a water-soluble gum used in baking for its thickening and stabilizing properties.
Obviously, people reading this sort of information in German - mostly Austrians, or Germans and Swiss, or people who have learnt German as a foreign language are likely to approach theses questions from a different angle than people who do not read or speak German.
My friends in Zermatt speak Schweizer Deutsch (as did my grandparents) but they also speak fluent English, French, Italian and at least some Spanish and Portuguese! I feel totally inadequate and somewhat embarassed but they do have the opportunity to use their languages to help them to retain the language.