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Carbohydrates > Polysaccharides > Carrageenan

Preferred term

Carrageenan  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 9000-07-1
  • Carrageenin

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KMT035Z7-G

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