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Carrageenan is made up of sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium sulfate esters of galactose and 3,6-anhydrogalactose units. It is a wholly natural ingredient obtained from certain species of the red seaweed, class Rhodophyceae. Popular sources for carrageenan are the Chondrus crispus, Eucheuma cottonii and Eucheuma spinosum species.
Appearance |
| White to slight yellow powder |
Moisture(105centi-digree,4h) | ≤7.5% | |
Particle Size | 90% Crossed 80 mesh | |
Total Ash(750 centi-digree,4h) | ≤40 | |
Viscosity(1.5%,75 centi-digree,#1sp 30rpm) | ≥5mPa.s | |
PH (1.5%w/w,60 centi-digree) | 7-10 | |
Total Sulphate | 15-40% | |
Water Gel Strength (1.5%w/w,20centi-digree,10h) | K101: 1350g/cm2 | |
Acid Insoluble Ash | ≤1% | |
Heavy metal |
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As (mg/kg) | ≤3 | |
Pb (mg/kg) | ≤5 | |
Cd (mg/kg) | ≤1 | |
Hg (mg/kg) | ≤1 | |
Microbiology |
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Total Plate Count (cfu/g) | ≤5000cfu/g | |
Yeast & Moulds(cfu/g) | ≤300cfu/g | |
E. coli | negative by test | |
Salmonella | negative by test |
Food and other domestic uses
Desserts, ice cream, cream, milkshakes, salad dressings, sweetened condensed milks, and sauces: gel to increase viscosity. Beer: clarifier to remove haze-causing proteins Toothpaste: stabilizer to prevent constituents separating Fruit Gushers: ingredient in the encapsulated gel Fire fighting foam: thickener to cause foam to become sticky Shampoo and cosmetic creams: thickener Biotechnology: gel to immobilize cells/enzymes Pharmaceuticals: used as an inactive excipient in pills/tablets Soy milk and other plant milks: used to thicken, in an attempt to emulate the consistency of whole milk Diet sodas: to enhance texture and suspend flavours Pet food,Personal lubricants,Vegetarian hot dogs
Medical uses
A 2006 in vitro study and a 2007 mouse study at the National Cancer Institute in the United States suggested that carrageenans might function as a topical microbicide. A 1987 in vitro study in Spain revealed a broad spectrum antiviral activity of carrageenan.
Company Information
Qingdao Sigma Chemical Co.,Ltd is a global chemical industry manufacturers and suppliers of pharmaceuticals and intermediates, food and feed additives, herbal extracts, agrochemicals and fine chemicals etc.
The aim of Qingdao Sigma Chemical Co.,Ltd is a quality policy that "Elements in the system all have been satisfied, Personnel has been trained; Every batch of material is checked, Each procedure guarantees the quality; Every bag of our products is top grade, Service is thoughtful all the time, quality and reputation to increase market share and promote enterprise development. The quality, colors and forms of our products have reached a high level in related chemical industry, which relies on characteristic and advanced processing technology and it has gained a high and reliable reputation from customers at both quality and services.
