Description
Agar Agar is a gelatinous substance derived from seaweed. Historically and in a modern context, it is chiefly used as an ingredient in desserts throughout Japan, but in the past century has found extensive use as a solid substrate to contain culture medium for microbiological work. The gelling agent is an unbranched polysaccharide obtained from the cell membranes of some species of red algae, primarily from the genuses Gelidium and Gracilaria, or seaweed (Sphaerococcus euchema). Commercially it is derived primarily from Gelidium amansii.
Agar (agar agar) can be used as a laxative, a vegetarian gelatin substitute, a thickener for soups, in jellies, ice cream and Japanese desserts such as anmitsu, as a clarifying agent in brewing, and for paper sizing fabrics.
We Hugestone Enterprise invested an Agar factory in 2006. We supply Agar Agar powder with strength from 700g/cm2 to 1200g/cm2, also Agar Agar strip. Now our Agar Agar are mainly exported to Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Japan and other market. Our prices are best from China, with nice quality. We promise to offer our best support for partners who intend to support us.
Agar Powder |
Item | | Specifications | | |
Appearance | White to light yellow | | |
Gel Strength (Gr/cm2) | 700-1300 g/cm2 | | |
Loss on drying | ≤11% | | |
Hot water insoluble | ≤1% | | |
Starch assay( add two drops of iodine solution) | no blue color appearance | | |
Ash | ≤3.0% | | |
Residue after burning | 5.0% max. | | |
Water Absorbent | 75ml max. | | |
Sieve residue (sieve-60) | 95% passed | | |
Melting temperature | ≥ 80°C | | |
Gelatinization temperature | ≥ 30 °C | | |
Heavy metal | | | |
Arsenic(As) | <0.0001% | | |
Lead (Pb) | <0.004% | | |
Agar Strip |
Item | | Specifications | | |
Appearance | White to light yellow | | |
Gel Strength (Gr/cm2) | ≥400 g/cm2 | | |
Loss on drying | ≤20% | | |
Hot water insoluble | ≤1% | | |
Starch assay( add two drops of iodine solution) | no blue color appearance | | |
Ash | ≤5.0% | | |
Residue after burning | 5.0% max. | | |
Water Absorbent | 75ml max. | | |
Sieve residue (sieve-60) | 95% passed | | |
Melting temperature | ≥ 80°C | | |
Gelatinization temperature | ≥ 30 °C | | |
Heavy metal | | | |
Arsenic(As) | <0.0001% | | |
Lead (Pb) | <0.004% | | |