Product name: Agar agar
E number of the food additive: E 406Agar agar (from Malays. agar – “jelly”) is a mixture of polysaccharides, vegetable thickener in the form of yellowish powder obtained by extraction from the red seaweed Gracilaria. Agar agar is used as a thickener in the food industry for the production of confectionery – marshmallow, fruit jelly, etc., in the microbiology – for the production of cultural environments.
Organoleptic, physical and chemical parameters:
| Appearance | Light yellow powder |
| Odour | Neutral |
| Gel-strength | 800 – 1200 |
| pH | 6 – 8 |
| Moisture | < 15% |
| Particle Size ( 80 mesh) | > 95% |
Packing: the paper bag with PP inlay – 25 kg net
The Country of Origin: China