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It is used in a wide variety of applications in the food industry and suspending agent in water and milk systems.
Carrageenanis a hydrocolloid extracted from some red seaweeds belonging to the Gigartina,Hypnea, Eucheuma, Chondrus and Iridaea species. It is used in a widevariety of applications in the food industry as a thickening, gelling,stabilizing and suspending agent in water and milk systems.
It is amultifunctional ingredient and it behaves differently in water and in milksystems. In water it shows typical hydrocolloid properties of thickening andgelling, while in milk systems it also has the property of reacting withproteins to furnish additional stabilizing abilities.
carrageenan has a unique ability to form a wide variety of gel textures at roomtemperature: rigid or elastic, clear or turbid, tough or tender, heat stable orthermally reversible, low or high melting/gelling temperatures. It may also beused as a suspending, gelling, emulsifying, stabilizing and water retainingagent in other industrial applications.
It can be classified according to its structure and chemical properties oraccording to its production process:
1. STRUCTURE AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
KAPPA - rigid and brittle gel, thermo-reversible, high gel strength, showingsyneresis.
IOTA - elastic gel,thermo-reversible, no syneresis, thixotropic.
2. PRODUCTION PROCESS
SEMI-REFINED - opaque gel containing high cellulose and fiber levels, low degree of purity.
REFINED - clear,transparent gel, with a high degree of purity.
FUNCTIONALITYAND APPLICATIONS 1. FOOD INDUSTRY Milk Products
Ice creams,Chocolate milk, Flans, Puddings, Whipped cream, Yogurts, Creamy milk desserts,Cheeses, Dry mix desserts, Coconut Milk
Confectionary
DessertGel, Jam, Dough sweets, Marshmallows, Gum drops, Comfitures, Meringues
Meat Products
Cooked ham,Imitation meat, Sausage, Canned meat, Hamburger, Pureed Meat, Poultry,Processed Meat
Beverages
Clarifyingand refining of juices, beers, wines and vinegars, Chocolate milk, Syrups,Powdered fruit juices, Diet shakes
Bakery Products
Cakeicings, Tart fillings, Bread dough
Dressings and Soups
Dry mixsalad dressings, Powdered soups, Mustard, White sauce, Ready to eat sauces
2. OTHER INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
Tooth paste, Air fresheners, Pet food , Cosmetics,Paints, Emulsions
| Place of Origin: Brazil | Type: Chewing Gum Bases |