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”