XANTURAL 180 GN is an agglomerated xanthan gum product suitable for use as a pharmaceutical excipient. It features large particle size and ensures high solution viscosity under low-shear conditions with low solution viscosity under high-shear conditions, delivering non-thixotropic transparent solutions. XANTURAL 180 GN is compatible with high concentrations of salts and humectants used in the pharmaceuticals industry. It prevents phase separation in suspensions and emulsions ensuring products are free-flowing throughout their shelf-life. XANTURAL 180 GN can be used at typical use levels of 0.1 to 0.5% and dispersed in water easily before other ingredients. It provides benefits like little to no dust formation during handling and processing. XANTURAL 180 GN is tested to ensure compliance with relevant pharmacopeial standards and manufactured under cGMP guidelines.