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Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Ingredient Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Ingredients
- Agar
- Food Additive Number
- E 406, INS 406
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Benefit Claims
- Labeling Claims
- Food Ingredients Features
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Food & Nutrition Applications
- Applications
Gold Agar is an ingredient used in food industry as gelling, stabilizing and thickening agent. Its main applications are fundamentally based on the enormous gelling power, high hysteresis and perfect gel reversibility. It is stable to heat treatment and autoclaving. Gold Agar is used in different food applications such as confectionery, bakery, glazing, dairy and meat products. Principal used of agar-agar: Bulking agent, Carrier, Emulsifier, Gelling agent, Glazing agent, Humectant, Stabilized, Thickener. Suggested use level: 0.5-1.0% in solution depending on the final product, texture and property to achieve.
Properties
- Typical Properties
- Microbiological Values
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Acid Insoluble Matter | max. 0.5 | % | — |
| pH Value (1.5%) | 6.0 - 7.5 | — | — |
| Arsenic Content | max. 3 | ppm | — |
| Ash Content | max. 6.5 | % | — |
| Cadmium Content | max. 1 | ppm | — |
| Colorimetry | max. 0.3 | — | — |
| Foreign Insoluble Matter | max. 1.0 | % | — |
| Gel Point (at 1.5%) | 34-38 | ºC | — |
| Lead Content | max. 5 | ppm | — |
| Loss on Drying | max. 20 | % | — |
| Melting Point (at 1.5%) | 85 - 90 | °C | — |
| Mercury Content | max. 1 | ppm | — |
| Particle Size (through 60 mesh) | min. 95 | % | ASTM |
| Transparency (at 1.5%) | max. 35 | NTU | — |
| Water Absorption | max. 75 | ml | — |
| Water Gel Strength (at 1.5% at 20ºC) | 700-1000 | g/cm2 | Nikan |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Total Aerobic Microbial Count | max. 5000 | CFU/g | — |
| Yeast and Molds Count | max. 300 | CFU/g | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
Safety & Health
- Safety Information
Agar -agar is considered as non hazardous according to OSHA definition or ECHA.
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
- Packaging Information
Packed in 25 kg net paper kraft bags with a polyethylene liner inside.
Storage & Handling
- Storage and Shelf Life
Kept in original package unopened, under cool and dry conditions, the product will show no significant difference in the properties within the next 4 years from manufacturing date. No speci fic handling conditions are required