Food Grade Stabilizers and Thickeners Agar Agar
Agar Agar Flakes Description
Agar Agar is a natural macromolecule polysaccharide product extracted from seaweeds such as porphyra and Gracilaria etc. and refined by scientific methods. It is composed of Agarose and Agaropectin. Agar Agar is usually white or tiny yellow, free of smell or having light characteristic smell. It can't dissolve in cold water but can easily dissolve in boiling water and dissolve slowly in hot water.
Agar Agar Flakes Specifications
ITEM | STANDARD |
APPEARANCE | MILKY OR YELLOWISH FINE POWDER |
GEL STRENGTH (1.5%, 20°C) | > 500-1200 G/CM2 |
PH VALUE | 6 - 8 |
LOSS ON DRYING | ≤12% |
GELATION POINT | 35- 42°C |
RESIDUE ON IGNITION | ≤5% |
LEAD | ≤5PPM |
ARSENIC | ≤1PPM |
HEAVY METALS (PB) | ≤20PPM |
SULPHATE | < 1% |
CLARITY | 58% |
TOTAL PLATE COUNT | <5000/G |
MESH SIZE (%) | 90% THROUGHT 80 MESH |
SALMONELLA IN 25G | ABSENT |
E.COLI IN 15 G | ABSENT |
STARCH,GELATIN&OTHER PROTEIN | NONE |
Agar Agar Application
Agar Agar plays a special important role in industry. The concentration of Agar Agar can still form quite stable gel even the concentration fall to 1%.It is the necessary raw material of food industry, chemical industry and medical research.
Agar Agar owns useful and specific characters: physical and chemical property are concretion, stability, can form complex together with other substances, can be used for thickener, coagulator, suspension agent, emulsifier, antistaling agent, and stabilizer. The detailed applications are as follows.
Established in 2010, MINGCHEM is a Chinese experienced company in sales,marketing and distribution of innovative and standard food additives and ingredients.
With over 200 products and world-class supplier base, MINGCHEM offers one-stop-shop solutions to more than 1,000 customers in global food & beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, animal nutrition and chemical industry which covers 120 countries and regions in the world.
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FAQ
1, What kinds of certificates can you offer?
MINGCHEM is an ISO2008 9001 certified company, as for agar agar, we can offer HAPPC, KOSHER, HALAL Certificates, ect.
2, Is MINGCHEM a manufacturer or just a trading company?
MINGCHEM is both manufacturer and trading company, we are agar agar, distributor, at the same time, we are manufacturer of other products.
3, What is the Min Order Quantity of Agar Agar?
Different products have different MOQ, for agar agar, the MOQ is 1000kg.
4, What is the price of Agar Agar?
MINGCHEM is a famous supplier and manufacturer of agar agar in China, and has been corporate with many agar agar suppliers for several years, we can provide you with cost-effective agar agar.
5, How long shall we wait for your reply?
We can guarantee to reply your inquiries of agar agar in less than 24 hours in working days.
6, What kinds of transportation types can you provide?
Our main transportation methods include air transportation, land transportation and water transportation.
7, What kinds of payment terms can you accept?
The most commonly used payment terms are T/T, L/C, D/P, D/A, etc.
8, How long will I receive my good?
MINGCHEM has its own EDC warehouse in Shanghai, when your purchase order has been confirmed, inventory products will deliver within 1 week, other products delivery in 2 weeks.