Carrageenan
What is Carrageenan
Carrageenan is a natural, water-soluble carbohydrate (specifically a sulfated polysaccharide) extracted from red edible seaweeds, such as Irish moss (Chondrus crispus)
- Thickens and stabilizes: Manufacturers add it to foods and drinks to create a smooth texture, prevent ingredients from separating, and retain moisture.
- Common sources: You can find it in plant-based milks (like almond or oat milk), ice cream, yogurt, cottage cheese, deli meats, salad dressings, and some non-food items like cosmetics.
- Main types: The three primary forms are kappa (creates firm gels with dairy), iota (creates soft, elastic gels), and lambda (thickens without gelling).
Carrageenan
| Category | Thickeners, Stabilizers |
|---|---|
| E Number | E407 |
| CAS No. | 9000-07-01 |
| H.S. Code | 1302390000 |
| Origin | China |
| MOQ | 100kg |
| Packaging包装 | 25kg/bag |
| Payment Term |
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You will enjoy all grades and forms of carrageenan products, including:
- Kappa carrageenan
- Kappa semi carrageenan
- Kappa refined carrageenan
- Iota carrageenan
- Iota semi carrageenan
- Iota refined carrageenan
- Compound carrageenan
- Carrageenan for Jelly
- Carrgenan for gummy
Carrageenan Applications - Uses of Carrageenan
1. Food Applications
Carrageenan—a family of natural polysaccharides extracted from red seaweeds—is widely used across food, pharmaceuticals, and industrial sectors as a thickener, stabilizer, and gelling agent. Its functionality depends heavily on the specific type and whether it is used in water or milk systems.
Kappa Carrageenan
- Properties: Forms strong, firm, and brittle gels in the presence of potassium ions. Requires heat for solubility.
Iota Carrageenan
- Properties: Forms soft, flexible, and elastic gels in the presence of calcium ions. Provides freeze-thaw stability.
2. Food Applications
Confectionery:
In confectionery, to prepare vegan gummy, solid gummy, filling gummy and peelable gummy
Jelly:
The blending jelly powder series, carrageenan and konjac powder as the main raw materials, through scientific deployment based on our technical and experience, the solution is easy to process.
Meat:
Carrageenan can combine with protein to form a huge network structure, it can maintain a lot of water in meat products, reduce the loss of gravy, and can form good elasticity and toughness.
Pet Food:
Carrageenan is widely used in the production of pet wet food products, which can improve the water retention and set structure of the products. The compound carrageenan has the characteristics of high viscosity, good heat resistance. It is suitable for canned pet food and lickable pet strip products.
Cheese:
Its functions in cheese mainly include binding with protein to form a good stable structure system, increasing the viscosity of the system, improving the texture of cheese, making cheese have different textures such as slicing and spreading, forming a delicate texture, and having good water retention and flavor releasing.
Cosmetic:
Its a new application for carrageenan, it is for health care like face mask, tooth paste
