- Ingredient Name:Alginates
- Functions:Gelling Agent, Viscosity Modifier, Stabilizer, Binder, Emulsifier
Gumix Alginates / Alginic Acid is a polysaccharide found in brown seaweeds, Phaeophyceae. Of those brown seaweeds, it is the kelp Macrocystis pyrifera that is primarily used in manufacture of Algin. This specie is found mainly in North and South America, Australia, New Zealand, and Africa, and grows in calm waters and in large, dense beds. Other seaweeds used in manufacture of Algin are Ascophyllum nodosum and Laminaria and Ecklonia.