Carrageenan is obtained by aqueous extraction of natural strains of seaweed of Gigartina skottsbergii from Chile. It is refined by scientific extraction process and has been widely used in food, medicine, daily chemical industries and so on.
Appearance |
yellowish to white, flowing powder |
Particle Size |
90% pass 200mesh |
Sulphate (%,count by SO42-) |
15-40 |
Moisture (%) |
≤12 |
Total Ash Content (%) |
15-40 |
Viscosity (mPa.s) |
≥5.0 |
Gel Strength (g/cm2) |
≥10 |
Ash of not dissolve into acid (%) |
≤1.0 |
PH level |
8.0-11.0 |
Arsenic (ppm) |
≤3.0 |
Lead (ppm) |
≤5.0 |
Mercury (ppm) |
≤1.0 |
Cadmium (ppm) |
≤2.0 |
Total Plate Count (cfu/g) |
≤5,000 |
Yeast & Moulds (cfu/g) |
≤300 |
E. coil |
absent in 5g |
Salmonella |
absent in 10g |