Xanthan gum is a common food and drug additive. It’s a type of carbohydrate made by bacteria called Xanthomonas campestris. During fermentation, the bacteria break down sugars and produce a ...

SO BE SURE TO LOOK OUT FOR FLOSS THAT’S MADE FROM BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS LIKE SILK OR COTTON THAT USE EITHER UNFLAVORED OR NATURAL INGREDIENTS. DON’T. JUST DON’T STOP FLOSSING ALTOGETHER.

WE CAN’T HELP IT. Show us a list promising a Top 10 or Top whatever, and we look. I looked at such a list from the Washington State Department of Agriculture. It was a ranking of six crops for ...