The invention provides 
gellan gum / 
curdlan compound microbial food gum and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: S1, inoculating a culture medium which takes glucose as a 
carbon source with 
sphingomonas paucimobilis and 
alcaligenes faecalis, and carrying out aerobic 
fermentation; S2, adjusting 
fermentation liquor to be alkaline after 
fermentation, performing water-bath heating until the temperature is 50-60 DEG C, preserving heat for 1-2 hours, and performing 
solid-liquid separation to obtain supernate rich in microbial food gum; and S3, adjusting the pH value of the supernate to be neutral, adding 
ethanol into the supernate, and performing standing for 1-12 hours, and performing 
solid-liquid separation to obtain the 
gellan gum / 
curdlan compound microbial food gum. Compared with single-bacterium fermentation, the preparation method has the advantages that the compound microbial food gum prepared by a mixed-bacterium fermentation 'one-
step method ' has a simple process flow, and can be used for promoting the microbial fermentation and increase gum yield. The food gum can improve the gel performance of 
gellan gum, and can be used for preparing gel without adding cations in the gelling process.