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Description

Carrageenan (E407) is a natural hydrocolloid extracted from red seaweed of the Rhodophyceae class. Carrageenan has been used for hundreds of years and has been found safe in America. It replaces gelatine and starch in it is very similar to Agar. This type of Carrageenan is standarised to constant gel strength in water, in order to obtain a uniform performance.

Group

Gelling Agent, Hydrocolloid, Stabilizer, Thickening Agent

Origin:

Carrageenan is obtained by aqueous alkaline extraction of natural strains of seaweeds of:

Gigartinaceae, Solieriaceae, Hypneaceae and Furcellariaceae, families of the class Rhodophyceae (red seaweeds) from Philippines, Indonesia and South America

Types:

Refined  Kappa

Semi refined Kappa

Refined  Iota

Semi refined Iota

Packaging:

25kg paper bags

25 kg cartons

Other packaging on request

All packaging material complies with FDA and EU food contact legislation

Shelf life / Best before :

When stored in a roofed and well ventilated area in the unopened original

package, the product may be stored up to 1095 days (36 months) from date of

manufacture.

 

Chemical characteristics

Viscosity(1.5%,75℃)/mPa·s                  ≥ 5

Gel strength(TA.XT)

(1.5%+0.2% KCl 20℃)/(g/cm 2 )                   ≥ 1300

Loss on drying (105℃,4h), w/%             ≤ 12.0

Ash (550℃), w/%                                          15-40

pH(1%)                                                  8-11

Sulphates (SO42-), w/%                          15-40

Acid-insoluble ash, w/%                            ≤ 1

Acid-insoluble matter, w/%                     ≤ 2

Solvent residues , w/%                             ≤ 0.1

Lead (Pb) /(mg/kg)                                  ≤ 5.0

Arsenic (As) /(mg/kg)                       ≤ 3.0

Cadmium (Cd) /(mg/kg)                            ≤ 2.0

Mercury (Hg) /(mg/kg)                             ≤ 1.0

Total plate count /(CFU/g)                       ≤ 5000

Yeast and moulds /(CFU/g)                     ≤ 300

E.Coli                                               Absent in 5 g

Salmonella                                        Absent in 10 g

 

Application:

1.In food industry, carrageenan can be used as gelling agent, thickener, stabilizer, 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;

2.In pharmaceutical industry, it can be used as medicine suspending agent and dispersant, and can be used to produce capsule products etc.

3.In daily chemical industry, it can be used in toothpaste, detergent, cosmetics and air freshener;

In biochemistry, carrageenan can be used as carrier of microorganism and immobilized cells;

 

Documentation

A Material Safety Data Sheet is available on request