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B&V - The Agar Company FRUTAGAR

B&V - The Agar Company Frutagar is a complete range of tailored food grade agar agar powders especially developed to be used in jams and fruit preparations, where it provides texture and body to the product and it helps to retain water prolonging the shelf life.

Ingredient Name: Agar

Functions: Texturizing Agent

Labeling Claims: Natural, Naturally Derived

Physical Form: Powder, Solid

Features: Improved Gel Strength, Improved Water Retention, Solubilizing

End Uses: Fruit Based Preparations, Jams, Marmalades

    Knowde Enhanced TDS

    Identification & Functionality

    Ingredient Name

    Agar

    Ingredient Origin

    Natural Origin

    Food Ingredients Functions

    Texturizing Agent

    Ingredients
    Agar
    Food Additive Number
    E 406, INS 406
    Technologies

    Food Ingredients

    Product Families

    Food Ingredients — Texture & Consistency

    Gums & Hydrocolloids,

    Texturizers

    Features & Benefits

    Labeling Claims

    Natural,

    Naturally Derived

    Food Ingredients Features

    Improved Gel Strength,

    Improved Water Retention,

    Solubilizing

    Applications & Uses

    Markets

    Food & Nutrition

    Applications

    Food & Nutrition — Food

    Confectionery,

    Desserts & Fruit Preparations

    Food & Nutrition Applications

    Fruit Based Preparations,

    Jams,

    Marmalades

    Applications

    Jams, marmalade, fruit preparations, conserve

    Properties

    Physical Form

    Powder,

    Solid

    Technical Details & Test Data

    Properties

    Medium to high gel strength (400-900 gr/cm2 – Nikkan)
    High gel's transparency also in combination with sugar
    Good solubility for fast heating system
    Different dissolving temperatures starting from 75 °C
    No effect on flavors
    Gels with reduced synaeresis
    Low pH/cook stable