| ≥1 piece |
Introduction
1. Kappa Carrageenan Powder Food Grade or carrageen a ns are a family of linear sulfated polysaccharides that are extracted from red edible seaweeds. They are widely used in the food industry, for their gelling, thickening, and stabilizing properties. Their main application is in dairy and meat products, due to their strong binding to food proteins.
2.There are three main varieties of Kappa Carrageenan Powder Food Grade, which differ in their degree of sulfation. Kappa Carrageenan Powder Food Grade has one sulfate per disaccharide. Iota-carrageenan has two sulfates per disaccharide. Lambda carrageenan Powder has three sulfates per disaccharide. Gelatinous extracts of the Chondrus crispus (Irish Moss) seaweed have been used as food additives for hundreds of years.
3. Kappa Carrageenan Powder Food Grade is a vegetarian and vegan alternative to gelatin in some applications, although Carrageenan Powder cannot replace gelatin in Confectionery like jelly babies.
Classification
Refined Kappa Carrageenan Powder Food Grade /Semi-refined Kappa Carrageenan Powder Food Grade
Usage
1.Food and other domestic uses:Desserts, ice cream, cream, milkshakes, salad dressings, sweetened condensed milks, and sauces: gel to increase viscosity
2.Beer: clarifier to remove haze-causing proteins
3.Pâtés and processed meats: substitute for fat, increase water retention, and increase volume, or improve slice ability
4.Toothpaste: stabilizer to prevent constituents separating
5.Fruit Gushers: ingredient in the encapsulated gel
6.Fire fighting foam: thickener to cause foam to become sticky
7.Shampoo and cosmetic creams: thickener
8.Air freshener gels
9.Marbling: the ancient art of paper and fabric marbling uses a carrageenan mixture on which to float paints or inks; the paper or fabric is then laid on it, absorbing the colours
10.Shoe polish: gel to increase viscosity
11.Biotechnology: gel to immobilize cells/enzymes
12.Pharmaceuticals: used as an inactive excipient in pills/tablets
13.Soy milk and other plant milks: used to thicken, in an attempt to emulate the consistency of whole milk
14.Diet sodas: to enhance texture and suspend flavors
15.Pet food
16.Personal lubricants
17.Animal models of inflammation used to test analgesics (dilute lambda carrageenan solution (1–2%) injected subcutaneously causes swelling and pain)
18.Veggie dogs
Analysis
|
Item |
Unit |
Standard |
Results |
|
Appearance |
/ |
Gray or pale light yellow to claybank powder |
Conform |
|
Sulphate |
% |
15~40 |
15 |
|
Viscosity |
Pa.s |
≥0.005 |
0.117 |
|
Loss on Drying |
% |
≤12.0 |
11.7 |
|
Total Ash |
% |
15~40 |
22 |
|
Substances insoluble in acids |
% |
≤1 |
0.1 |
|
As |
mg/kg |
≤3 |
0.1 |
|
Pb |
mg/kg |
≤5 |
0.2 |
|
Cd |
mg/kg |
≤2 |
less than0.1 |
|
Hg |
mg/kg |
≤1 |
less than0.01 |
|
Coli group |
MPN/100g |
≤30 |
less than30 |
|
Salmonella |
/25kg |
Not detected |
Not detected |