Agar agar

Product name: Agar agar

E number of the food additive: E 406

Agar agar (from Malays. agar — «jelly») is a mixture of polysaccharides, vegetable thickener in the form of yellowish powder obtained by extraction from the red seaweed Gracilaria. Agar agar is used as a thickener in the food industry for the production of confectionery — marshmallow, fruit jelly, etc., in the microbiology — for the production of cultural environments.

Organoleptic, physical and chemical parameters:

AppearanceLight yellow powder
OdourNeutral
Gel-strength800 — 1200
pH6 – 8
Moisture< 15%
Particle Size ( 80 mesh)> 95%

Packing: the paper bag with PP inlay — 25 kg net

The Country of Origin: China