Classification

The Gellan gum has two types, the high acyl and low acyltype, the specific difference is as follows:

High Acyl Gellan Gum
High acyl gellan gum can form soft, very elastic, non-brittle gels

Low Acyl Gellan Gum
Low acyl gellan gum can form hard, non-elastic, brittle gels Varying the ratiosof the two forms of gellan gum produces a wide variety of texture.