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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Carrageenan Application in Various Industries

         Meat & Poultry Industry
  • To bind water to form a gel to avoid protein disruption
  • To stabililize water/fat emulsion during preparation, cooking and storage

Beer/Wine/Vinegar
o         To accelerate and improve clarity

Chocolate Milk Drink
o         To accelerate and improve viscosity

        Ice Cream and Yogurt
  • To prevent ice crystals formation
  • To enhance taste

        Flans/Dessert Gel
  • To enhance flavor release and taste

Sauces and Dressing
  • To thicken and improve viscosity

Biotechnological
  • Enzyme immobilization

Coating
  • Edible coating

Toothpaste
  • Stabilizes toothpaste preparations by a combination of viscosity, continuous phase gel formation
        and specific interactions with the abrasive

Industrial Suspension and Slurries
  • Act as a dispersant for calcium-based pigments(iota)
  • An ideal dispersant and stabilizing polymer for a wide range of solid in water dispersion

        Paper Industry
  • An excellent film formers and will reinforce cellulose fibers to give added wet and tear strength and to control ink bleed

Hand Lotions and Shampoos
  • Carrageenan interacts with human carotene to give soft skin & silky hair

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