TYPE: KAPPA REFINED(E407) AND KAPPA SEMI-REFINED(E407a)
Properties:
Carrageenan is a kind of natural polysaccharides hydrocolloid which is present in the structures of certain varieties of red seaweed. These carbohydrates have the ability to form, at very low concentrations, thick solutions or gels in aqueous media.
Carrageenan is usually in the form of white or tiny yellow powder, free of smell or taste. The gel is heat-reversible, it can dissolve after heating up and the solution can gel while cooling. It's steady-going, it may not reduce gel strength and viscosity even long-term placement. When used in combination with konjac, locust bean gum and xanthan gum, carrageenan can distinctly alter the gel characteristics and make gel elastic and water retentive.
Main applications:
Food industry: Used as stabilizing, thickening, gelling, suspending agent and clarifier, and can be used in products such as soft candy, jelly, sausage, canned meat, ice cream, beverage, condiment, milk, bionic food, jam, canned thick soup, beer, bread, pet food and so on;
Pharmaceutical industry: Used as medicine suspending agent and dispersant, and can be used to produce capsule products etc.
Daily chemical industry: Used in toothpaste, detergent, cosmetics and air freshener;
Biochemical industry: Used as carrier of microorganism and immobilized cells;
Other industries: Used as the thickener for water-based paint, ceramic glaze and water color, and the suspending agent for graphite, sizing material for textile products and paper, and the suspending agent for herbicide and pesticide, graphite deflocculant, deflocculant for textile and so on.
Standard:
FDA / FCC / USP / FAO / WHO / EU regulatory
Shelf life: 2 years
Package and Storage:
25kgs net craft paper bag; Stored in cold and dry place.