Agar Agar

Agar Agar (E406) is a hydrocolloid extracted from seaweed of the class Rhodophyceae purified by filtration processes and commercialized in powder form and in different gelling types. Agar-Agar is a polysaccharide, consisting primarily of D- and L-galactose units.Agar-Agar is used in the food industry as gelling, stabilizing and thickening agent for different applications like dietetic marmalades, yoghurts, gelatin replacement and other applications with specific textures.