Made from algae or seaweed Carrageenan is a kind of food additive ,and used as a thickener in place of other thickener.
Carrageenan is usually derived from either red alga, sometimes called Irish moss, Carrageenan is a common ingredient in many foods, such as milk products like yogurt or chocolate milk. Extracted from red seaweeds, Carrageenan are a family of linear sulfated polysaccharides.
Carrageenan is used in baking cooking. Carrageenan are large,highly flexible molecules.
ANALYSIS | SPECIFICATION | RESULTS |
Appearance | White Powder | Complies |
Odor | Characteristic | Complies |
Tasted | Characteristic | Complies |
Assay | 99% | Complies |
Sieve Analysis | 100% pass 80 mesh | Complies |
Loss on Drying | 5% Max. | 1.02% |
Sulphated Ash | 5% Max. | 1.3% |
Extract Solvent | Ethanol & Water | Complies |
Heavy Metal | 5ppm Max | Complies |
As | 2ppm Max | Complies |
Residual Solvents | 0.05% Max. | Negative |
Microbiology | ||
Total Plate Count | 1000/g Max | Complies |
Yeast & Mold | 100/g Max | Complies |
E.Coli | Negative | Complies |
Salmonella | Negative | Complies |