Kappa Semi-Refined Carrageenan Food Additives

80mesh Kappa refined carrageenan is a jelly-like substance obtained by extraction with alkaline water from red seaweeds. It is used mainly in products that need gelling, suspending, thickening or water holding properties. In the food industry, carrageenan is used as stabilizer, emulsifier, thickener, filler and gelling agent for dairy-based products such as cheese, ice cream, yogurt, butter, sausages and others. For the pharmaceutical industry, it is used as cosmetics, capsules, vitamin, bacteria culturing media, shampoo, lotion and others. Dehui brand 80mesh Kappa refined carrageenan High purity,good transparency,well moisture holding capacity ability. Name: Kappa semi-refined carrageenan Standard E407a Description Yellowish to colourless Methanol, ethanol propane-2-ol content % Not more than 0,1 % singly or in combination Viscosity of a 1,5 % solution at 75°C mPa.s Not less than 5 mPa.s Loss on Drying % Not more than 12 % (105°C, four hours) Sulphate % Not less than 15 % and not more than 40 % on the dried basis (as SO4) Ash % Not less than 15 % and not more than 40 % determined on the dried basis at 550°C Acid-insoluble ash % Not more than 1 % on the dried basis (insoluble in 10 % hydrochloric acid) Acid-insoluble matter % Not more than 2 % on the dried basis (insoluble in 1 % v/v sulphuric acid) Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg Lead Not more than 5 mg/kg Mercury Not more than 1 mg/kg Cadmium Not more than 1 mg/kg Total plate count Not more than 5 000 colonies per gram Yeast and moulds Not more than 300 colonies per gram Escherichia Coli Negative in 5 g Salmonella spp. Negative in 10 g Appearance and Colour Mobility powder white or ash white PH value(1.5% w/w, 75°C) 7-10 Potassium Gel Strength g/cm2 (0.8%, 20°C) 1.5%+0.2%KCL(w/w)at20°C 10h Not less than 400 g/cm2 Particle Size 90% Crossed 120mesh Packaging: 25kg polypropylene bag. Storage and shelf life: 1year from date of manufacture when stores in cool and dry place.