Name: Iota Refined Carrageenan Powder
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Product Details

Iota Carrageenan is extracted from red seaweeds 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%.

Specification

Iota 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

Due to Refined Iota Carrageenan's remarkable properties in gelling, thickening, emulsifying, film-forming and stably dispersing, it is commonly applied in various fields such as dairy products, beverages, meat products, new health products, dietary supplements, pharmaceutical and daily chemical products (cosmetics), etc.
It is usually used in water-based applications where a weak cohesive and elastic gel is required.
It provides an elastic thixotropic milk gel especially well suited for cold filled dairy products and for whipped applications.