E401 Sodium Alginate Description:
Sodium Alginate is the sodium salt of a carboxymethyl ether of cellulose, which has been partially hydrolyzed by enzymatic treatment with food-grade Trichoderma reesei cellulase.
Sodium Alginate is the white crystal whose appearance and smell are similar to sugar.
E401 Sodium Alginate Specification:
ITEM |
STANDARD |
RESULTS |
Appearance |
Cream white powder |
Conforms |
Viscosity (mPa.s, 1% solution, 20°C) |
As per need (100 - 1200) |
Conforms |
Assay (dry basis, %) |
90.8 - 106 |
99.8 |
Loss on drying (105°C, 4h, %) |
≤ 15 |
12.6 |
pH (1% solution) |
6.0 - 7.5 |
6.97 |
Water insolubles (dry basis, %) |
≤ 0.6 |
0.13 |
Total ash (%) |
18 - 27 |
22.26 |
Copper (Cu) |
≤ 10 mg/ kg |
<10 mg/ kg |
Zinc (Zn) |
≤ 10 mg/ kg |
<10 mg/ kg |
Lead (Pb) |
≤ 3 mg/ kg |
< 3 mg/ kg |
Arsenic (As) |
≤ 2 mg/ kg |
< 2 mg/ kg |
Mercury (Hg) |
≤ 1 mg/ kg |
< 1 mg/ kg |
Cadmium (Cd) |
≤ 1 mg/ kg |
< 1 mg/ kg |
Total Heavy metals (as Pb) |
≤ 10 mg/ kg |
< 10 mg/ kg |
Total plate count |
≤ 5000 cfu/g |
Conforms |
Yeast & mould |
≤ 500 cfu/g |
Conforms |
Salmonella/ 10g |
Absent |
Absent |
E. Coli/ 5g |
Absent |
Absent |
E401 Sodium Alginate Function
In the food industry, Sodium Alginate has the functions of stabilization, hydration, thickening and emulsification.
In the pharmaceutical industry, it can be used as dental impression material, ointment, tablets and their preparation, and hemostat.Sodium Alginate also can be used in resin coating, rubber cream agent, water treatment and so on.
E401 Sodium Alginate Application
In Foods,Alginate has an functionality as a thickening agent, gelling agent, emulsifier, stabilizer, texture-improver (for noodles), to improve the quality of food. Nowadays, based on unique and properties alginate is applied to numerous kinds of food, such as ice cream, jelly, lactic drinks, dressings, instant noodle, beer, et cetera .Safety of alginate for food applications is certified by FAO/WHO, as one of the safest food additives.
In texile,Alginate is used for substrate of color paste when applying patterns to print fabrics, scarf, towel, etc. Use of alginate for printing of cotton, jute, rayon is mandatory. Alginate, a seaweed extract, is safer and easier to be decomposed compared with other substrate for textile printing, and gives easier waste water disposal.
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