Enhanced TDS
Knowde-enriched technical product data sheet
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Ingredient Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Ingredients
- Agar
- Food Additive Number
- E 406, INS 406
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Food & Nutrition Applications
- Applications
- Processing aids (sauces, flans, soups).
- Yogurths and dairy products.
- Bakery and confectioner (cakes, creams, chocolates, icing/ glazing etc).
- Weight lost and light products.
- Molecular gastronomy (spherification).
Properties
- Physical Form
- Appearance
- Fine powder
- Physico-Chemical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Arsenic Content max. 3 ppm - Ash Content max. 6.5 % - Cadmium Content max. 1 ppm - Colorimetry (at 1.5%) max. 0.6 - - Gel Strength (Nikan method at 1.5% at 20°C) min. 700 g/cm2 - Gelling Temperature (at 1.5%) 32 - 39 °C - Lead Content max. 5 ppm - Melting Temperature (at 1.5%) 80 - 95 °C - Mercury Content max. 1 ppm - Moisture Content max. 22 % - Particle Size (Through 60 mesh) min. 95 % ASTM pH (at 1.5%) 6.0 - 9.0 - - Turbidity (at 1.5%) max. 150 NTU - Water Absorption max. 75 ml - - Microbiological Values
Value Units Test Method / Conditions TAMC max. 5000 CFU/g - TYMC max. 300 CFU/g -
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
Safety & Health
- Safety Information
Agar-agar is not considered a hazardous substance according to the OSHA or ECHA definition.
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
- Packaging Information
Packed in 25 kg net kraft paper bags with a polyethylene inner lining.
Storage & Handling
- Storage Condition
Maintained closed in its original package, in a cool and dry place and at room temperature , the product does not show changes in its properties during the four years following the manufacturing date.