Carrageenan

A water-soluble extractive mixture of sulfated polysaccharides from RED ALGAE. Chief sources are the Irish moss CHONDRUS CRISPUS (Carrageen), and Gigartina stellata. It is used as a stabilizer, for suspending COCOA in chocolate manufacture, and to clarify BEVERAGES.

Year introduced: 1966(1964)

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Tree Number(s): D09.698.152

MeSH Unique ID: D002351

Registry Number: 9000-07-1

Entry Terms:

• Carrageenin
• iota-Carrageenan
• iota Carrageenan
• kappa-Carrageenan
• kappa Carrageenan
• lambda-Carrageenan
• lambda Carrageenan

See Also:

• Chondrus

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Carbohydrates
Polysaccharides
Carrageenan