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carrageenan ( E407) extracted from Eucheuma Cottonii seaweeds. It forms thermoreversible gels at sufficient concentration and is highly sensitive to potassium ion which greatly enhances its gelling properties. Foodgel2000 is stable in alkali medium.
| ITEMS | STANDARD |
| Appearance | Light and free flowing powder |
| Loss on Drying | max. of 12% |
| PH | 8.0-11.0 |
| Water Viscosity | ≥60 mPa.s |
| Gel Strength Water gel (1.5%, 0.2KCl) | >1350 g/cm2 |
| As | max. of 1 mg/kg |
| Zn | max. of 50 mg/kg |
| Pb | max. of 1 mg/kg |
| C d | max. of 0.1 mg/kg |
| Hg | max. of 0.03 mg/kg |
| Substances insoluble in hot water | max. of 2.0% |
| Substances insoluble in acids | max. of 2.0% |
| Total Plate Count | max. of 5,000 cfu/g |
| Total variable mesophilic aerobic | max. of 5,000 cfu/g |
| Yeasts and Moulds | max. of 100 cfu/g |
| Sulphite reducing spores | absent in 0.1 g |
| Salmonella | negative in 25 g |
| Escherichia coli | negative in 5 g |
| Food insects and their rests | Absent |
| Ferromagnetical mechanical impurities | Absent |
| Molecular Weight | > 100,000 Daltons |
| Packaging | 25 kg multi walled paper bag with polyethylene liner. |
| Shelf life & Storage | 24 months stored in cool and dry place in original packaging |