- Ingredient Name:Agar
- Functions:Thickener, Gelling Agent, Stabilizer
- Physical Form:Powder, Solid
- Features:Texturizing
- End Uses:Marmalades, Yogurt
UD Chemie GmbH Agar Agar is a hydrocolloid extracted from seaweed of the class Rhodophyceae purified by filtration processes and commercialized in powder form and in different gelling types. Agar-Agar is a polysaccharide, consisting primarily of D- and L-galactose units. Agar-Agar is used in the food industry as gelling, stabilizing and thickening agent for different applications like dietetic marmalades, yogurts, gelatin replacement and other applications with specific textures.