Carrageenan
Videos
Carrageenans or carrageenins are a variety of natural linear sulfated polysaccharides. They are extracted from red edible seaweeds, of the family Solieriaceae. Carrageenans are widely used in the food
Underwater Eucheuma farming in the Philippines for carrageenan production
Eucheuma denticulatum being farmed for iota-carrageenan in an off-bottom cultivation in Tanzania
Edible seaweed
Videos
Edible seaweeds are seaweeds that can be eaten and used for culinary purposes. They typically contain high amounts of fiber. They may belong to one of several groups of multicellular algae: the red al
Carrageenan
…carrageenins ( KARR-ə-GHEE-nins; from Irish carraigín 'sea moss') are a variety of natural linear sulfated polysaccharides. They are extracted from red edible seaweeds, of the family Solieriaceae. Carrageenans are widely used in the food industry for their gelling, thickening, and stabilizing properties. Their main…
A dish of pickled spicy seaweed
Corn chips flavoured and coloured with green algae Ulva spp. farmed in NSW, Australia
Roasted sheets of nori are used to wrap sushi
Dasima (kelp)