Description
Carrageenan is a product derived from certain types of red algae. The product is most often used as a thickening agent in place of animalbased products like gelatin, which is extracted from animal bones. It is a common ingredient in many foods and gel-like products, and even has applications in biochemistry. Carrageenan is nearly identical to agar, another substance derived from several different species of red algae.
Specification
Items | Standards |
Appearance | White Powder |
Paticle Size | Min 95% Pass 120 Mesh |
Total Sulfate (%) | 15- 40 |
Loss on drying (%) | 12 Max |
Viscosity (1.5%, 75°C, mPa.s ) | 5 Min |
Gel Strength (1.5% w/w, 0.2% KCl, 25°C, g/cm2) | 1400 Min |
Transparency (%) | 75 Min |
pH (1% solution) | 8- 11 |
Lead | 5 mg/kg Max |
Arsenic | 3 mg/kg Max |
Mercury | 1 mg/kg Max |
Cadmium | 1 mg/kg Max |
Total Heavy Metals (as Pb) | 10 mg/kg Max |
Total Plate Count | 5000 cfu/g Max |
Yeasts & Moulds | 300 cfu/g Max |
Salmonella spp. | Negative in 5 g |
E. coli | Negative in 10 g |
Appltcatton
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;
Pharmaceutical industry
It can be used as medicine suspending agent and dispersant, and can be used to produce capsule products etc.
Daily chemical industry
It can be used in toothpaste, detergent, cosmetics and air freshener;
Biochemistry
Carrageenan can be used as carrier of microorganism and immobilized cells;
In other fields
It can be used as the thickener for waterbased paint, ceramic glaze and water color, and the suspending agent for graphite, sizing material for textile products and paper,
and the suspending agent for herbicide and pesticide, graphite deflocculant, deflocculant for textile and so on.
FAQ
1. What's your payment terms?
T/T or L/C or D/P or West union.
2. When will we get reply?
We ensure you fast response, fast service . Emails will be replied in 12 hours in working days, we can answer you in time.
3. How about the packing?
Usually we provide the packing as 20kg/bag or 25 kg / bag or by carton. Of course, if you have special requirements on them, we can do by your indications.
4. How about the validity of the products?
According to the products you ordered. Usually 24 months.
5. What documents you provide?
Usually, we provide Commerical Invoice, Packing List, Bill of loading, COA , Health certificate and Origin certificate. If
your markets have any other special requirements, please kindly let us know.
6. What is loading port?
Usually Qingdao or Tianjin.