Seaweed Processing

Seaweed Processing

Carageenan is the name  given to the family of food grade materials obtained from red seaweeds. Carageenans are sulfate polysaccharides and are chemically similar. They differ in number and position of ester sulfate groups.

The carageenan family has three broad types product:

Kappa — strong gelling

Iota- weak geling

Lambda- non-gelling

Although there are other types, only kappa, iota and lambda are of commercial significance. They possess the properties applicable in food, pharmaceuticals, etc. However each has different processing and extraction methods from each other.

A. Kappa-Carrageenan

Although there are other types, only kappa, iota and lambda are of commercial significance. They possess the properties applicable in food, pharmaceuticals, etc. However each has different processing and extraction methods from each other. Continue reading “Seaweed Processing”