Agar Agar
REMARK:
DESCRIPTION
Agar Agar, it is a kind of polysaccharide extracted from red algae such as gelidium and gracilaria, is one of most widely used algae colloids.
In China and Japan, it has been several hundred years of edible history. It appeared at first in form of Jelly-like block which is still available nowadays. Before World War II, agar as farmer families’ sideline only can be handmade in cold winter days in forms of linear and square. Between World War II and after that, Western countries began to industrialize the production of agar powder. Powder agar was initially used as bacteria culture, later extended to food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries etc. Agar has unique gel performance and gel stability, which has a wide range of applications in food industry, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and biological engineering industries etc.
SPECIFICATION:
Item | Specification |
Appearance | Off-white to yellowish powder |
Moisture % | ≤12 |
Total ash % | ≤5 |
Starch & dextrin | Not detectable |
Gelatin and other proteins | Not detectable |
Water insoluble matter % | ≤1 |
Heavy metal | ≤20ppm |
Pb | ≤5ppm |
As | ≤3ppm |
Gel-strength | 900g/cm2 min |
Mesh size | 80-100 |
Ph | 4-8 |
Acid insoluble ash % | 0.5 |
PACKAGE:
Packed in 25 kg/bag
STORE:
Kept in a cool and dry place. Keep away from strong light.
QUALITY AND SAFETY ASSURANCE:
Our Agar Agar production is controlled under certified quality system ISO9001 and product safety is ensured by established safety system.
NOTE:
KOSHER APPROVED
HALAL CERTIFIED
ISO9001
HACCP
TEST METHOD:
Full details and test method are available on request.
