Carrageenan, also known as eucheuma glue, plastic AGAR weed, pelvetia silquosa glue, carrageen glue, because carrageenan from red algae eucheuma, AGAR weed and pelvetia silquosa seaweed extracted hydrophilic colloid, its chemical structure is composed of galactose and dehydration galactose polysaccharide sulfate calcium, potassium, sodium, ammonium salt. Because of the difference of the sulfuric acid ester combination form, can be divided into K type (Kappa), type I (Iota), L (Lambda). Widely used in the manufacture of jelly, ice cream, cake, jelly, canned, meat, rice pudding, tremella bird's nest, soup, cold food, and so on.
Based on the properties of carrageenan has, in the food industry usually it is used as thickener, gelling agent, suspending agent, emulsifier and stabilizer, etc. And the production application of carrageenan and its rheological properties are larger, and accurately grasp the rheological properties of carrageenan and its change rule under various conditions is of great importance to production.
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