Food Grade Carrageenan Powder (E407 / E407a)
<div><span style="font-size: 14.8px;">High-purity, food-grade E407 / E407a Carrageenan powder extracted from red seaweed </span>(Eucheuma cottonii / spinosum), delivering thermo-reversible gelling, superior water-binding, and dairy stabilization.</div>
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Specifications
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Parameter / Specification |
Food Grade Standard / Compliance |
|
Source Botanical Origin |
Red Seaweed (Eucheuma
cottonii / Kappaphycus alvarezii, E. spinosum) |
|
Food Additive Grade |
Food Grade (INS 407 /
INS 407a | FCC / JECFA Compliant) |
|
Available Types |
Semi-Refined &
Refined Kappa / Iota / Blended Systems |
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Appearance / Odor |
Fine free-flowing
off-white to pale cream powder; odorless |
|
Mesh Particle Size |
95% through 120 Mesh
(80–200 Mesh customization available) |
|
Gel Strength (1.5% + 0.2% KCl) |
> 1200 g/cm² (Kappa
Refined) | 400 - 800 g/cm² (Semi-Refined) |
|
Viscosity (1.5% solution at 75°C) |
20 to 80 mPa·s
(Customizable by application) |
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Moisture Content |
Max 12.0% |
|
pH Range (1% solution) |
7.0 – 10.0 |
|
Total Ash / Acid Insoluble Ash |
Ash: 15% – 28%; Acid
Insoluble: < 1.0% |
|
Heavy Metals Compliance |
Pb < 2 mg/kg, As <
3 mg/kg, Cd < 1 mg/kg, Hg < 0.5 mg/kg |
|
Microbiological Standard |
Total Plate Count <
5,000 CFU/g; Yeast & Mold < 100 CFU/g; E. coli/Salmonella: Negative |
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Shelf Life & Storage |
24 Months stored in
sealed original bags in cool, dry conditions (< 25°C, RH < 65%) |