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Agar powder

Agar powder is a kind of algae gum extracted from Cauliflower and other red algae plants.The quality standard of agar powder conforms to the provisions of the national standard GB1975-80: loss on drying: ≤15% ignition residue% (ash): ≤5 water insoluble matter%: ≤1 arsenic (AS)%: ≤0.0001 heavy metal (calculated as Pb)%: ≤ 0.004 Water absorption: 75ml (maximum number) Starch: Conform to the specified gel strength: >800g/cm2 Product advantages Gel strength: >800g/cm2

As for the use of agar, first of all, agar is non-nutritive, which means that ordinary organisms, even microbes, do not break it down (although agar belongs to sugar). Therefore, it is commonly used as a biological medium, or some drug carrier. Agar has special gelling properties, especially significant stability, hysteresis and hysteresis, and is easy to absorb water, and has a special stabilizing effect. In addition, it is more widely used in the food industry as a thickener and coagulant. Agar melts at about 90 degrees, and solidifies at about 40 degrees. It is added to the jelly and jelly that are often eaten, which can be said to be harmless. Suspending agents, emulsifiers, stabilizers, preservatives can also be used. Widely used in the production of granule orange and various beverages, jelly, ice cream, cakes, jelly, canned food, meat products, eight-treasure porridge, white fungus bird's nest, soup food, cold food.