Agar Agar Powder, Agar Agar Food Additive, Agar Agar Food Grade, Agar Thickening Agent

Agar agar

CAS No: 9002-18-0

EU additive E numbers: E406

Appearance: yellowish to off-white powder

Function: thickener, coagulant, suspending agent, emulsifier, preservative and stabilizer

Agar agar Application: jelly, candy food, ice cream, meat, bakery

Agar-agar is a polymer obtained from red algae. It is natural vegetable gelatin counterpart. Agar is food ingredients in desserts, jellies, bubble tea, puddings, custards, soups, fruit preserves, ice cream, meat etc.

Agar-agar use in food

1. Agar-agar is approximately 80% fiber, so can serve as an intestinal regulator, for example the kanten diet.
2. For agar jelly like bubble tea.
3. Replacement of pectin in jams and marmalades.
4. Strengthening ingredient in souffles and custards, gelling agent in gel clarification, dulce de agar.