Agar Agar

What is Agar Agar

Agar Agar is a seaweed hydrocolloid, or phycocolloid, with a long history of use as a gelling, thickening and stabilising food additive. It is considered to the strongest natural hydrocolloids gums, also the perfect substitute to animal-source gelatin.

As one of the professional agar agar suppliers, exporters in China, Gino is dedicated to supplying you superior products from reliable agar agar manufacturers. With our variety of gelling/stabilizing systems, we can create tailor-made solutions perfectly matched to all your needs.

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]

Agar Agar

CategoryThickeners, Stabilizers
E NumberE406
CAS No.9000-70-8
H.S. Code1302310000
OriginChina
MOQ500 KG
PackagingCartons, Bags, Drums
Payment TermT/T, L/C
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What is Agar Agar Made of ?

raw material of agar agar: gracilaria

Where is agar agar obtained from?

It is a family of linear galactan polysaccharides obtained from the cellular walls of red seaweeds, Gelidium and Gracilaria are the main species utilised for commercial agar production.

Gelidium species were the original materials used in Japan, but shortages in World War II led to the discovery that Gracilaria species were suitable if the seaweed was treated with alkali during processing.

Production Flow Chart

1. Agar Strips

Gracilaria (or Geldium) → Alkaline leaching → Washing → Bleaching → Boiling gel → Filtering → Pushing strips → Freezing → Dehydrating → Drying → Finished product → Packaging.

2. Agar Powder

Gracilaria (or Geldium) → Alkaline leaching → Washing → Bleaching → Boiling gel → Filtering → Pressing → Drying → Crushing → Finished product → Packaging.

Our Agar Agar Product Range

You will enjoy all grades and forms of agar products, including:

Specification Sheet

Sensory Characteristics
Appearance It is a fine powder or strips with a slightly off white color and neutral odor and taste.
Chemical And Physical Characteristics
Moisture ≤12%
Total Ash ≤5%
Gel Strength(Nikkan Method) Powder: 500-1200 g/cm2 Strips: 500-700 g/cm2
Ph 5-7
Mesh Size 80-100
Starch Dextrin Not Detectable
Gelatin And Other Proteins Not Detectable
Water Insoluble Matter ≤15%
Heavy Metal ≤1 Ppm
Acid Insoluble Ash ≤0.5 %
Microbiological Characteristics
Total Plate Count Max 5000 CFU/g
Yeast and Moulds Max 300 CFU/g
E.Coli Absent in 5g
Salmonella Absent in 5g

Remarks:

Specification Sheet is for guidance and reference only. Customer’s results may be different due to variations in testing conditions, equipment and methods.

Our 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     

            10 g Neutral                           20 g Red Ribbon                10-1000 g Private Label               10 Kg Neutral

Loading & Delivery & Shipping

You will enjoy:
A variety of packaging styles, Flexible loading methods, Small order quantity, Prompt delivery time ...​

Loading Quantity - Agar Agar Powder
PackagingContainerQuantityNet Weight
PP Woven Bag1*20' FCL640-720 Bags16-18 MT
Kraft Paper Bag640-720 Bags16-18 MT
Carton Box540 Boxes With Pallets13.5 MT
600 Boxes Without Pallets15 MT
Drum320 Drums With Pallets8 MT
400 Drums Without Pallets10 MT
Square Tin1,000 Tins With Pallets10 MT
1,200 Tins Without Pallets12 MT
Delivery Time - Agar Agar Powder
Bags or Carton  PackagingWithin 2-3 weeks after the prepayment
Drum or Tin PackagingWithin 4-6 weeks after the prepayment
Loading Quantity - Agar Agar Strips
PackagingContainerQuantityNet Weight
10 Kg Pp Woven Bag1*20' FCL250 bags2,500 Kgs
10 g Plastic Bag250 bags= 250 Bundles *1,200 Kgs
20 g Plastic Bag250 bags= 250 Bundles *1,200 Kgs
Delivery Time - Agar Agar Strips
Bulk 10 Kg PackagingWithin 2-3 weeks after the prepayment
Retail Small PackagingWithin 4-6 weeks after the prepayment

Remarks:

  1. If 10 g plastic bag, 1 bundle =10 g * (400-500)=4.0-5.0 kgs;
  2. If 20 g plastic bag, 1 bundle =20 g * (200-250)=4.0-5.0 kgs.
  3. From Packing Design, Packing Material Selection, Packing Printing to Manual packing, Delivery, all in one package service.

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.

Agar Agar Property

The most important characteristics of agar agar are the following.

Agar Agar Benefits

Healthy

Low in calories, fat, sugar and carbohydrates, but high in soluble fibre

Gel Performance

Firmer and stronger gel

Vegan

Seaweed-based gums, the perfect substitute to animal derived gelatin

Lab Use

It can not be degraded by the bacteria, so used as the preferable medium used in laboratories to grow bacteria.

Agar Applications - Uses of Agar

1. Food Applications

Agar Agar was the first hydrocolloid to be used in the human food industry. In the beginning, it was only used in the Far East, but the applications have been extending all over the world for more than a century.

In the human food industry, agar is used mainly as a gelling agent and in a secondary way as a stabilizing agent and for controlling viscosity. It is used as an additive, not as a nutrient. The gelling power of agar is so high that it is used at 1% maximum concentration; for viscosity control and as a stabilizing agent the proportion used is 1/100 or less. For this reason the ingested quantities are very small and, because agar is not easily digested by the human body, its calorie contribution is negligible and thus agar can be used in special diet food.

Agar applications in the food industry are based on its special characteristics and the most important applications are the following.

Agar jelly, Water dessert jellies, Confectionery, Bakery products, Dairy products, Fermented products, Canned meat and fish product, Soups and sauces, Fining agent, Health foods.

2. Non-Food Applications

Culture media and other bacteriological applications, Plant tissue culture, Dental mould, Pharmaceutical preparations.

Agar in Microbiology: 

Its uses in microbiology are based on the special properties: a gelling temperature of 32-36°C, a melting temperature of 85-86°C, a lack of hydrolysis by bacterial exoenzymes and its ability to be prepared without bacterial inhibitors. The above temperatures refer to culture media gelled with agar and which contain 10-11 g agar per litre of culture media.

Agar in Biology:

You may ask, Why is agar used to grow bacteria?

The use of agar in bacteriology is one of the most important uses and requires strict physical-chemical control as well as the absence of hemolytic substances and what is more important and difficult, the absence of any bacterial inhibitors. Robert Koch started using agar in 1881 to gel culture broths when preparing solid culture media and this was the first introduction of this oriental product to Europe.

Agar in Pharmacy:

The application of agar in pharmacy as a smooth laxative is well known. Lately it has been used as an excipient in pharmaceutical preparations. In some Western countries agar is used as an antirheumatic since a prolonged treatment has permitted important improvements in patients' health. Agar has been used to stabilize cholesterol solutions.

Agar in Microbiology

Its uses in microbiology are based on the special properties: a gelling temperature of 32-36°C, a melting temperature of 85-86°C, a lack of hydrolysis by bacterial exoenzymes and its ability to be prepared without bacterial inhibitors. The above temperatures refer to culture media gelled with agar and which contain 10-11 g agar per litre of culture media.

Agar in Biology

You may ask, Why is agar used to grow bacteria? The use of agar in bacteriology is one of the most important uses and requires strict physical-chemical control as well as the absence of hemolytic substances and what is more important and difficult, the absence of any bacterial inhibitors. Robert Koch started using agar in 1881 to gel culture broths when preparing solid culture media and this was the first introduction of this oriental product to Europe.

Agar in Pharmacy

The application of agar in pharmacy as a smooth laxative is well known. Lately it has been used as an excipient in pharmaceutical preparations. In some Western countries agar is used as an antirheumatic since a prolonged treatment has permitted important improvements in patients' health. Agar has been used to stabilize cholesterol solutions.

Need to find the best reliable E406 agar suppliers, manufacturers, exporters in China? As one agar company, all grades and forms of agar products could be provided by Gino. We could help you find the perfect agar agar for your application.

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