Customization: | Available |
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CAS No.: | 11114-20-8 |
Formula: | C24h36o25s2 |
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Carrageenan is a product derived from certain types of red algae, a seaweed found throughout the coasts of North America and Europe.
The product is most often used as a thickening agent in place of animal-based products like gelatin, which is extracted from animal bones.
Item |
Unit |
Standard |
Results |
Appearance |
/ |
Gray or pale light yellow to claybank powder |
Conform |
Sulphate |
% |
15~40 |
15 |
Viscosity |
Pa.s |
≥0.005 |
0.117 |
Loss on Drying |
% |
≤12.0 |
11.7 |
Total Ash |
% |
15~40 |
22 |
Substances insoluble in acids |
% |
≤1 |
0.1 |
As |
mg/kg |
≤3 |
0.1 |
Pb |
mg/kg |
≤5 |
0.2 |
Cd |
mg/kg |
≤2 |
less than0.1 |
Hg |
mg/kg |
≤1 |
less than0.01 |
Coli group |
MPN/100g |
≤30 |
less than30 |
Salmonella |
/25kg |
Not detected |
Not detected |
Carrageenan is made up of sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium sulfate esters of galactose and 3,6-anhydrogalactose units.
It is a wholly natural ingredient obtained from certain species of the red seaweed, class Rhodophyceae.
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