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ALGAIA’S BROAD RANGE OF CARRAGEENANS
Carrageenans are phycocolloids naturally found in red seaweeds giving them the ability to be structured but flexible in water at the same time. Depending on the species of red seaweed and its maturity, different carrageenan families can be extracted :
Kappa carrageenan reacts with cations to form strong and rigid gels even at a low concentration (0.5% in water and 0.2% in milk).
Iota carrageenan gives elastic gels with thixotropic behavior, that is the ability to reconstitute the gel structure after a mechanical dispersion. It is therefore very useful in frozen products.
Contrary to the other two forms, Lambda carrageenan is soluble without heating and gives high viscosity solutions even at low concentration.
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