| Product | Agar |
| Appearance | Yellowish powder |
| Particle size(mesh) | 95% minthru 80 mesh |
| Hot water insoluble matter(%) | ≤1 |
| Ash(%) | ≤4 |
| Ash(acid-insoluble)(%) | ≤0.5 |
| Moisture(%) | ≤15 |
| Water absorption(ml) | ≤75 |
| Gelstrength(1.5%w/w, 0.2%KCl) | ≥900 |
| PH level | 6~8 |
Introduction
Agar, also called agar-agar, is a mixture of carbohydrates extracted from seaweed, especially red seaweed. Agar has no taste, smell or colour, so it is very helpful as a cooking ingredient. It can be used to replace gelatin, thicken a soup, make jam and jelly, ice cream and other desserts that need to be shaped. The difference between agar and gelatin is that agar solidifies more firmly than gelatin, and it can hold even at high temperatures. Agar contains no calories, sugars, carbohydrates or fats. It does not contain soy, corn, gluten, yeast, wheat, starch, milk, eggs and preservatives. It is a good source of fibre, calcium and iron.
Application
1. Food industry: used as a gelatinization stabilizer for candy, jelly, yokan, canned food, ham, and sausage; used as a thickening and stabilizer in a jam, peanut butter, and tahini; as a stabilizer for ice cream, popsicles, etc.; Stage deflocculant in fruit juices and beverages; used as a clarifying agent in wine, soy sauce and vinegar.
2. Health care product industry: lowering blood lipids and detoxification. The series has an excellent effect. It is a natural green food. Agar is selected from natural marine macrophytes, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed and other plants.
3. For plant technology: Many countries in the world use agar products for plant and micro-plant cultivation, and propagation (such as flower seedlings, and orchid cultivation) can provide long-lasting gel and nutrition.
4. Cosmetic industry: Used in the production of high-quality cosmetics: it can be used as a lotion, shampoo, hair gel mask, emulsifier, toothpaste to add to the product or as a matrix to make the paste structure more perfect, good dispersion, and easy to clean.
