Carrageenan

Introduction of Carrageenan:
1. Carrageenan, a type of Foodchem food additives, is a natural polysaccharide hydrophilic gum, which is extracted from red seaweed Rhondophyceae.
2. The carrageenan our company sells mainly includes refined Kappa Carrageenan, semi-refined Kappa Carrageenan and Iota rough Carrageenan, which have the advantages of high gel strength, good transparency, small amount of colony, no specific smell of seaweed and so on.
3. In general, carrageenan is in the shape of white or light yellow powder. When dissolved in hot water over 700C, it turns into viscous, transparent and easy-to-mobile solution, which can form thermal reversible gel after cooling.
4. As a leading food additives and food ingredients manufacturer in China, we can provide you with high quality carrageenan.

Uses of Carrageenan:
1. With such excellent properties as suspension, stability, gel, thickening and adhesion etc., carrageenan is widely used in the food, medical, chemical and biochemical industries and other areas.
2. As the main material of gel food and the most applicable gel in food system, carrageenan is increasingly used in making water jelly, pudding, soft sweets, beverages, dairy products, meat products, beer, spices, flour products, and so on.