Carrageenan By Henan Shengjiafu Science Trade Limited Company

Carrageenan is some kind of algin that is extracted from natural rhodospermous plants living in deep ocean. It can be made of products and semi-products of varieties. K-carrageenan is a most familiar state of carrageenan which is polysaccharide containing a crosslinking structure by D-galactose-4-sulfate and 3,6-dehydrated-D-galactose. It is also recognized as a functional food additives for its benefits to human body. Carrageenan used for industrial ways is mainly categorized into two types: kappa-carrageenan and iota-carrageenan, which contains perfect flexibility, great solvability, emulsibility and stability. The certification of JAO and JECFA is another proof of harmless and safety of carrageenan, whose demands as well as supplies are greatly increased in mainland and overseas in the past ten years.