Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Ingredient Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Ingredients
- Agar
- Food Additive Number
- E 406, INS 406
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- 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
- Appearance
- Fine powder
- Physico-Chemical Properties
- Microbiological Values
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 | — |
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.