Carrageenan (Carrageen, CAS 9000-07-1), also called pelvetia silquosa glue, Carrageen glue, Irish moss glue, is a kind of red algae from the sea (including Carrageen, algae eucheuma, Chinese fir belongs to food and sand, etc.) to extract the polysaccharide collectively, is a mixture of a variety of material, there are ι (Iota), Kappa Kappa) predominate, lambda (lambda), mu (mu) four. Carrageenan, whose name comes from Chondrus crispus, also known as carraigin, is called carraigin in Irish. In 1844, carrageenan was first isolated from seaweed. When used for food, carrageenan, on the packaging of the food, is represented by the European Union E code E407 (alginate).
Items | Standards | ||
Appearance | White Powder | ||
Paticle Size | Min 95% Pass 120 Mesh | ||
Total Sulfate (%) | 15- 40 | ||
Loss on drying (%) | 12 Max | ||
Viscosity (1.5%, 75°C, mPa.s ) | 5 Min | ||
Gel Strength (1.5% w/w, 0.2% KCl, 25°C, g/cm2) | 1400 Min | ||
Transparency (%) | 75 Min | ||
pH (1% solution) | 8- 11 | ||
Lead | 5 mg/kg Max | ||
Arsenic | 3 mg/kg Max | ||
Mercury | 1 mg/kg Max | ||
Cadmium | 1 mg/kg Max | ||
Total Heavy Metals (as Pb) | 10 mg/kg Max | ||
Total Plate Count | 5000 cfu/g Max | ||
Yeasts & Moulds | 300 cfu/g Max | ||
Salmonella spp. | Negative in 5 g | ||
E. coli | Negative in 10 g |
Packaging: 25kg/drum or as the customers require.
Shipping: As the customer require.