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.
Austrians are a homogeneous people, although four decades of strong immigration have significantly changed the composition of the population of Austria. According to the 2001 population census, 88.6% are native German speakers (96% Austro-Bavarian dialects and 4% Alemanic dialects) while the remaining 11.4% speak several minority languages.