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Carrageenan is a versatile ingredient with various applications in the food, personal care, and industrial sectors. It is a sulfated polysaccharide primarily obtained from red algae, making it a natural and sustainable ingredient. Here are some key features and uses of carrageenan:Thickening and gelling: Carrageenan is commonly used in the food industry as a thickening, gelling, stabilizing, and suspending agent in water and milk systems. It can form a wide variety of gel textures at room temperature, such as rigid or elastic, clear or turbid, tough or tender, heat-stable or thermally reversible, and low or high melting/gelling temperatures. In personal care products, carrageenan provides high viscosity and solid textures, resulting in strong, rigid gels, especially in combination with potassium ions.

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Categories Emulsifiers / Lecithins; Flavour Enhancers; Stabilisers and Thickeners, Binders, Texturisers
Sales markets Western Europe; Eastern Europe; Middle East; Asia; Australia; North America; Africa; Central/South America
Supplied from China
Product Applications Natural Products; Organic Products; Vegetarian / Vegan Products
Product Certifications Animal welfare certified; Kosher; Organic

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