Carrageenan food grade 1.appearance:ite strip and white powder,odorless. 2.cas:11114-20-8 3.viscosity:as request

Fine quality carrageenan:

Carrageenan white strip and white powder, odorless, easily dissolved in 80C water.Carrageenan is a kind of natural gelatin extracted from red algae, widely used in food industry, daily chemical industry, and biochemistry and medical research.

Due to its characteristics of the formation of hydrocolloids carrageenan, gel, thickening, emulsifying, film, and stable dispersion, KAPPA carrageenan has got rapid development 

The units are joined by alternating alpha 1–3 and beta 1–4 glycosidic linkages.

There are three main commercial classes of carrageenan:

Kappa forms strong, rigid gels in the presence of potassium ions; it reacts with dairy proteins. It is sourced mainly from Eucheuma cottonii.Iota forms soft gels in the presence of calcium ions. It is produced mainly from Eucheuma spinosum.Lambda does not gel, and is used to thicken dairy products. The most common source is Gigartina from South America. 

Yantai kelp biosystem co.,ltd,has applied advanced equipments and techniques in the processing line.

We are a manufacturer specializing which in producing and exporting  alginate (including sodium alginate,calcium alginate ,carrageenan and so on) for over 7 years. Among them,our carrageenan mainly is kappa carrageenan.

Looking forward  to your cooperation

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