Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose is abbreviated as CMC-Na, white to light yellow powder, granular or fibrous substance, strong hygroscopicity, easily soluble in water, when neutral or alkaline, the solution is a high-viscosity liquid. Stable to medicine, light and heat.

Xanthan gum has a wide range of applications in more than a dozen fields such as food, petroleum, medicine, daily-use chemicals, and its high degree of commercialization and wide application range make it unmatched by any other microbial polysaccharide.