Carrageenan

Carrageenan is best known for making carrageenan jelly powder.It is used as a gelling, thickening, and stabilizing agent in a wide range of food and beverage applications. Carrageenan can be used as an extender and stabilizer in processed meat & poultry products. TECHNICAL INDEX: Carrageenan Kappa Semi-refined  

ITEMS	SPECIFICATION
Appearance	Yellowish to yellow powder
Paticle Size	Min 95% Pass 120 Mesh
Total Sulfate (%)	15- 40
Loss on drying (%)	12 Max
Viscosity (1.5%, 75℃, mPa.s )	5 Min
Gel Strength (1.5% w/w, 0.2% KCl, 25℃, g/cm2)	500 Min
pH (1% solution)	8- 10
Lead	5 mg/kg Max
Arsenic	3 mg/kg Max
Mercury	1 mg/kg Max
Cadmium	1 mg/kg Max
Total Heavy Metals (as Pb)	10 mg/kg Max
Total Plate Count	5000 cfu/g Max
Yeasts & Moulds	300 cfu/g Max
Salmonella spp.	Negative in 5 g
E. coli	Negative in 10 g

Carrageenan Kappa Refined

ITEMS	SPECIFICATION
Appearance	White Powder
Paticle Size	Min 95% Pass 120 Mesh
Total Sulfate (%)	15- 40
Loss on drying (%)	12 Max
Viscosity (1.5%, 75℃, mPa.s )	5 Min
Gel Strength (1.5% w/w, 0.2% KCl, 25℃, g/cm2)	1400 Min
Transparency (%)	75 Min
pH (1% solution)	7- 9
Lead	5 mg/kg Max
Arsenic	3 mg/kg Max
Mercury	1 mg/kg Max
Cadmium	1 mg/kg Max
Total Heavy Metals (as Pb)	10 mg/kg Max
Total Plate Count	5000 cfu/g Max
Yeasts & Moulds	300 cfu/g Max
Salmonella spp.	Negative in 5 g

APPLICATIONS: 1-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 2-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.