Carrageenan

DESCRIPTION

Carrageenans are a family of polysaccharides extracted from red seaweed with water at high temperatures and refined using either an alcohol-precipitation or a gel-press method.

APPLICATION

(1) Function on cheese: Stabilizer, water binding, and ease of grating or slicing

(2) Function on Drink mixes: Provide texture with reconstitution

(3) Function on Ice cream: Stabilizer and emulsifier

(4) Function on Dairy: Emulsifier

(5) Function on Dressing: Thickener and stabilizer

(6) Function on Pre-cooked poultry product: Improve texture, tenderness, and maintain juiciness when injected as brine