Carrageenan
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What is Carrageenan
Carrageenan, a soluble fiber derived from red seaweed, is a natural food ingredient that has been used for hundreds of years in cooking all over the world. It often replaces synthetic and animal-based products.
Carrageenan E407 is extracted from seaweed, and it provides unique functional characteristics that can be used to gel, thicken and stabilise food products and food systems.  It plays an important and valued role in modern-day formulations providing texture, structure and physical stability in food products.
As one professional carrageenan supplier, exporter in China, Gino is dedicated to supplying superior products from reliable carrageenan manufacturers.Â
Contact us to ask about a single hydrocolloid gum or food stabilizers (blends & systems) that would work for your products. Should you have any questions please feel free to send an email to [email protected].
Carrageenan
| Category | Thickeners, Stabilizers |
|---|---|
| E Number | E407 E407a |
| CAS No. | 9000-07-1 |
| H.S. Code | 1302391100 |
| Origin | China |
| MOQ | 500 KG |
| Packaging | Cartons, Bags |
| Payment Term | T/T, L/C |
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What is Carrageenan Made of?
Raw Materials
Where is carrageenan obtained from?
The main species of Rhodophyceae used in the commercial production of carrageenan include Eucheuma cottonii and E. spinosum, now reclassified as Kappaphycus alverezii (`Cottonii') and Eucheuma denticulatum (`Spinosum').
Eucheuma cottony and E. spinosum are now heavily used by carrageenan producers and are harvested in large quantities in Indonesia and the Philippines.
How is Carrageenan Made?
Production Flow Chart_Carrageenan
Raw Material (Seaweeds) Acceptance → Alkali Treatment → Washing & Soaking → Boiling → Filtering → Pushing Strips → Freezing → Dehydrating → Granulating →  Drying → Crushing → Sieving → Blending → Packaging → Metal Detecting → Finished Product
Our Carrageenan Range
Our Packaging
Flexible Packaging Solutions | Custom Packaging
As one of the professional and responsible agar suppliers, in addition to providing you with quality products, we also try our utmost to offer you flexible packaging solution, to provide you customize packaging, and our aim is simple, just to:
- Build up your brand sense and develop your private brand
- Promote your own brand image.
- Give your promotional marketing efforts a boost.
- Make you stand out from your competition.
   PP Woven Bag       Kraft Paper Bag         Carton Box         Fiber Drum         Square Tin Box  Â
Loading & Shipping
Working with us | Choosing the Right Carrageenan Manufacturers
You will enjoy:
A variety of packaging styles, Flexible loading methods, Small order quantity, Prompt delivery time ...​
| Loading Quantity | |||
| Packaging | Container | Quantity | Net Weight |
| PPÂ Woven Bag | 1*20' FCL | 640-720 Bags | 16-18 MT |
| Kraft Paper Bag | 640-720 Bags | 16-18 MT | |
| Carton Box | 540 Boxes With Pallets | 13.5Â MT | |
| 600 Boxes Without Pallets | 15 MT | ||
| Drum | 320 Drums With Pallets | 8 MT | |
| 400 Drums Without Pallets | 10 MT | ||
| Square Tin | 1,000 Tins With Pallets | 10 MT | |
| 1,200 Tins Without Pallets | 12 MT | ||
| Delivery Time | |||
| Bags or Carton  Packaging | Within 2-3 weeks after the prepayment | ||
| Drum or Tin Packaging | Within 4-6 weeks after the prepayment | ||
Working with us | Choosing the Well-Reputed Shipping Lines
We only choose the well-reputed shipping lines to ensure safety and time. From our warehouse to the destination port, or even to your warehouse, "Full Tracking Service" is always with you.
All-in-one Specification
| Sensory Characteristics: | ||||
| It is a fine granulometry powder with a slightly off white color and neutral odor and taste. | ||||
| Chemical And Physical Characteristics: | ||||
| Â | Kappa Refined | Kappa Semi-Refined | Iota Refined | Iota Semi-Refined |
| Viscosity(1.5% 75℃) | ≥ 5 mPa.s | ≥ 5 mPa.s | ≥ 5 mPa.s | ≥ 5 mPa.s |
| Gel Strength(1.5%+0.2% KCL 20℃) | ≥1,300 g/cm2 | ≥450 g/cm2 | --- | --- |
| Moisture(105℃) |  ≤12% |  ≤12% |  ≤12% |  ≤12% |
| Total Ash (550℃) | 15-40% | 15-40% | 15-40% | 15-40% |
| pH (1%) | 8-11 | 8-11 | 8-11 | 8-11 |
| Sulphates | 15-40% | 15-40% | 15-40% | 15-40% |
| Acid Insoluble Ash | ≤ 1% | ≤ 1% | ≤ 1% | ≤ 1% |
| Acid Insoluble Matter | ≤2% | ≤15% | ≤2% | ≤15% |
| Lead (Pb) | ≤5 ppm | ≤5 ppm | ≤5 ppm | ≤5 ppm |
| Arsenic (As) | ≤3 ppm | ≤3 ppm | ≤3 ppm | ≤3 ppm |
| Mercury (Hg) | ≤1 ppm | ≤1 ppm | ≤1 ppm | ≤1 ppm |
| Cadmium (Cd) | ≤2 ppm | ≤2 ppm | ≤2 ppm | ≤2 ppm |
| Microbiological Characteristics: | ||||
| Total Plate Count | Max 5,000 CFU/g | Max 5,000 CFU/g | Max 5,000 CFU/g | Max 5,000 CFU/g |
| Yeast and Moulds | Max 300 CFU/g | Max 300 CFU/g | Max 300 CFU/g | Max 300 CFU/g |
| E.Coli | Absent in 5g | Absent in 5g | Absent in 5g | Absent in 5g |
| Salmonella | Absent in 10g | Absent in 10g | Absent in 10g | Absent in 10g |
Functional Properties
- Solution Properties
- Acid Stability
- Gel Properties
- Synergism With Other Gums
Summary of Carrageenan Properties
| Carrageenan Type | Kappa | Iota | Lambda |
| Solubility | |||
| Hot (80 C) water | Soluble | Soluble | Soluble |
| Cold (20 C) water | Sodium salt soluble | Sodium salt soluble | All salts soluble |
| Hot (80 C) milk | Soluble | Soluble | Soluble |
| Cold (20 C) milk | Insoluble | Insoluble | Thickens |
Cold milk (TSPP added) | Thickens or gels | Thickens or gels | Increased Thickening or gelling |
| 50% sugar solutions | Soluble hot | Insoluble | Soluble |
| 10% salt solutions | Insoluble | Soluble hot | Soluble hot |
| Gelation | |||
Effect of cations  | Strongest gels With potassium | Strongest gels With calcium | Non-gelling |
| Gel texture | Firm, brittle | Soft, elastic | Non-gelling |
| Syneresis | Yes | No | Non-gelling |
| Hysteresis | 10-20 C | 5-10 C | Non-gelling |
| Freeze-thaw stability | No | Yes | Yes |
Synergy with locust Bean gum | Yes | No | No |
| Synergy with konjac gum | Yes | No | No |
| Synergy with starch | No | Yes | No |
| Shear reversibility | No | Yes | Yes |
| Acid stability | Hydrolysis in solution, accelerated by heat; gels are stable | Hydrolysis in solution, accelerated by heat; gels are stable | Hydrolysis |
| Protein reactivity | Specific reaction with kappa-casein | Strong protein interaction in acid | Strong protein interaction in acid |
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Carrageenan Benefits
Carrageenan plays an important and valued role in modern-day formulations providing texture, structure and physical stability in food and non-food products.
It is also used for cost reduction and added value.
Applications
What Foods Contain Carrageenan?
Carrageenan can be found in a number of foods you eat every day, including yogurts, cheeses, chocolate milk and almond milk, ice cream, salad dressing, jams and jellies, hotdogs, and more. It can also be found in personal care products like toothpaste, shampoo and conditioner, body soaps, face wash, makeup, and more.
Carrageenan in Food Applications:
- Carrageenan in meat products, it enhances the quality and/or increases the cooked yield of poultry, ham and sausage products.
- Carrageenan in In Water gels and cake glazes.
- In Sauces, salad dressings and dips , it imparts body, provides thickness and stabilises emulsions.
- In fluid dairy and dairy dessert products.
- The stabilization of cocoa, as well as additional mouthfeel, can be attained using very small amountsÂ
due to its protein reactivity.
- In Whipped creams and toppings, it retains their stable form.
- It can assist with the stability of frozen dairy products by preventing whey separation and ice crystal formation in ice cream.Â
- It is also used in puddings and pie fillings to create stable gels.
- Carrageenan in ice cream
- Carrageenan in milk, carrageenan in almond milk
Carrageenan in Non-Food Applications:
Is Carrageenan in Toothpaste?
- Pharmaceutical industry: used as Film forming, Active Ingredient, Water retention, Various gelling properties.
- Carrageenan in Cosmetics & Carrageenan in skin care personal care applications: Body creams, Facial masks, Eye lash masks, Toothpaste, Makeup remover.
- Carrageenan in cat food
- Air freshener gels.
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