Product Details

Iota Carrageenan is a high-molecular-weight hydrophilic polysaccharide extracted from Eucheuma Spinosum. It is also known as calcium-sensitive carrageenan, which forms soft gels in the presence of calcium ions.

Iota Carrageenan is the only carrageenan style that is freeze/ thaw stable. Thus, a frozen Iota carrageenan gel will be completely syneresis-free when thawed. It is an excellent water binder in concentrations as low as 0.2%.

As one carrageenan supplier in China, Gino Biotech offers a wide range of carrageenans including iota semi-refined from reliable carrageenan manufacturer and producer.

Specification

It is a fine granulometry powder with yellowish color and neutral odor and taste.

Iota Semi-Refined Carrageenan	Specification
Appearance	White of ivory white powder
Particle Size (Mesh)	95% pass 120 mesh
Sulphate	15 - 40
Viscosity (mPa.s)	≥ 5
Moisture (%)	≤ 12
Total Ash (%)	15 - 40
Acid-insoluble Ash (%)	≤ 1.0
Acid-insoluble Matter (%)	≤ 2.0
pH	8 - 11
Arsenic (As) (ppm)	≤ 3.0
Lead (Pb) (ppm)	≤ 5.0
Cadmium (Cd) (ppm)	≤ 2.0
Mercury (Hg) (ppm)	≤ 1.0
Total Plate Count (CFU/g)	≤ 5000
Yeasts & Moulds (CFU/g)	≤ 300
Escherichia Coli	Negative
Salmonella Spp./25g	Negative

Applications

Semi-Refined Iota Carrageenan has excellent characteristics such as gelling, thickening, emulsifying, moisturizing, film-forming and stable dispersion, and it is commonly compounded with kappa carrageenan and other gums, widely applied in various fields such as dairy products, meat products, cheesecakes, frozen drinks, dietary supplements and cosmetics, etc.