Carrageenan was listed on 8,100 product labels; maltodextrin, 12,769; and xanthan gum, 17,153. Some emulsifiers have multiple names, making them harder to recognize.

Xanthan gum is a popular food additive that’s commonly added to foods as a thickener or stabilizer. It’s created when sugar is fermented by a type of bacteria called Xanthomonas campestris.

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The bacteria may be fed with sources such as cane sugar, dairy, corn, or wheat, but xanthan gum itself isn’t directly made from these ingredients.

Jungbunzlauer has broken ground on a $150 million facility that it says will be Canada’s first to produce xanthan, a fermentation-derived gum used in foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.

PORT COLBORNE, ONT. — Jungbunzlauer is investing approximately $200 million to build a xanthan gum addition to the company’s existing Port Colborne, Ont., facility.

The increased capacity will allow Jungbunzlauer to meet demand for xanthan gum in North America. Jungbunzlauer will invest $200 million to build a manufacturing facility in Ontario, Canada.

In Panera's bacon avocado melt, which has more than 35 ingredients, and the Greek salad, which has more than 40 ingredients, xanthan gum is listed as an ingredient.