Agar-agar Powder

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Product name	Agar-Agar strip	Batch No.	4063	Production date	Apr. 2017
Package	10kgs net per bag	Batch q'ty	500kgs	Expiry date	Apr. 2019
Botanical name	Gracilaria (red seaweeds)
Store condition	Store in proper place with temperature 20-25ºC

Items	Specification	Results
Color	Off-white or faint yellow	Complies
Shape	Uniform dry sticks or powder	Dry sticks
Odor	Free from extraneous odor	Complies
Water	22% max	12.2%
Starch test	PASS	PASS
Water insoluble	1.0% max	0.02%
Lead (Pb)	5.0ppm max	0.5 ppm
Arsenic (As)	3.0ppm max	0.2 ppm
Total heavy metals	20.0ppm max	Complies
Total bacterial count	10000 cfu/g max	Complies
Mold & yeast	100cfu/g max	Complies
Salmonella	Not detected	Complies
E. Coliform	Not detected	Complies
Pathogenic bacterium	Not detected	Complies
Pesticides	Not detected	Complies
Conclusion: After testing the product as per specification, it is fit for food industry use.

Product Application

Agar is a mixture of a neutral, dominating polysaccharide called "Agarose" and a charged polymer called

"Agaropectin". The agarose is composed of (1-4) linked 3,6-anhydro -a- - L - galactose alternating with

(1-3) linked - b - D - galactose.

As a soluable jelly,especially in boiled water Agar has two states:strip and powder.Even lowed the density

to 1%, Agar can still be relatively stable jelly,thus has an important character in industry,being the necessary

materials in Food Industry,Chemical Industry and Medicine and Science Research.

In Food Industry,Agar has the following characteristics:Stabilizing and coagulating, can be widely used in

producing drink,icecream,sugar,canned food,meat products etc, as coagulant, densifying agent,emulsifying

agent,keeping fresh agent, stabilizing agent ,floation agent.

In chemical Industry and Medicine & Science Research,Agar is used as ointment-base and cultivate-base

and so on.

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