Agar Agar, E406, CAS No.: 9002-18-0, is a gelatinous substance. Agar Agar is derived from the polysaccharide agarose, which forms the supporting structure in the cell walls of certain species of algae, and which is released on boiling. Agar Agar is widely used in the manufacturing of various beverages, jelly, ice cream, pastry, soft candy, canned food, meat products and so on.
Item | Specification |
Appearance | Pale yellow to off white |
Moisture (105℃ 、4h) w,/% ≤ | 12 |
Ash (550℃ 、4h) , w/% ≤ | 5 |
Water-insoluble matter , w/% ≤ | 1 |
Starch test | Negative |
Gelatin test | Negative |
Gel strength(1.5%,20℃, g/cm²,4hr) ≥ | 1000 |
Lead (Pb) /(mg/kg) ≤ | 3 |
Arsenic (As) /(mg/kg) ≤ | 3 |
Cadmium(Cd)/(mg/kg) ≤ | 1 |
Mercury(Hg)/(mg/kg) ≤ | 1 |
Total Plate Count /(CFU/g) ≤ | 5000 |
Yeast and Moulds/(CFU/g) ≤ | 300 |
E.Coli | Absent in 5 g |
Salmonella | Absent in 5 g |
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