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A stable, pourable gelled beverage contained Gellan gum. A process for preparing a gelled beverage which involves dispersing gellan gum and other beverage ingredients in solution agitating the solution, heating the solution while stirring, and concurrently rapidly cooling and shearing the solution. The beverage, which does not require the presence of other gelling agents or stabilizers, contains between about 0.01% and 0.15% Gellan gum.