| CAS No.: | 9002-18-0 |
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| Formula: | C14h24o9 |
| EINECS: | 232-658-1 |
| Type: | Agar |
| Nutritional Value: | Nutritional |
| Effect: | Food Additive |
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| Product Name | Agar powder |
| Specification | 99% |
| Chemical formula | C14H24O9 |
| Molecular weight | 336.33496 |
| CAS | 9002-18-0 |
| Exterior | White powder |
| MOQ | 1KG |
| Shelf life | 2 years |
| Save | This product should be sealed and shaded and stored in a dry, cool and well-ventilated place. |
Agar or Agar-agar is a product extracted from algae of the Gelidium and Gracilaria. It is the most commonly used curing agent for microbial culture medium. It is also used in canned meat, fish, poultry, cosmetics, drugs, and dental medicine. It is used as a clarifier in the brewing and wine industry, a thickener in making ice cream, pastry, and salad seasonings, a lubricant for metal wire drawing, etc.
1. Agar powder is usually used as the raw material of biological medium for scientific experiment and research.
2. Agar powder is a harmless carbohydrate component, so it is often used as a drug carrier in the medical field.
3. Agar powder is often used as thickener and coagulant in food processing industry. It is used to improve and increase the viscosity of food, maintain the color, aroma, taste and stability of flowing food and jelly food, improve the physical properties of food, and make food have the feeling of lubrication and palatability.
4. The suspending agent and emulsifier in the production of beverage industry can also be used to
make the particles in the beverage disperse evenly.
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Standard
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Test results
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Color
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Milk white or Light yellow
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Milk white or Light yellow
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Smell
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No smell
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No smell
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Form
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Uniform strip or powder
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Powder
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Moisture [water] content
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≤15.0%
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<15.0%
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Ash content
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≤5.0%
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<5.0%
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Starch test
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Pass test
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Pass test
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Water-insoluble
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≤1.0%
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<1.0%
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Starch test
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Pass test
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Pass test
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Mesh 75
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<5%
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<5%
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Heavy metal(As Pb)
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≤20 mg/kg
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<20mg/kg
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Pb
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≤5 mg/kg
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<5mg/kg
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As
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≤3 mg/kg
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<3mg/kg
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Identification
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Pass test
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Pass test
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Total bacterial count,CFU/g
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≤2,000/g
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<2,000/g
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Mould and yeast,CFU/g
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≤100/g
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<100/g
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Coli group(MPN/g)
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None
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None
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Salmonella bacteria(MPN/g)
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None
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None
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Gel strength(1.5%,20ºC,15h)
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801-1200 g/cm2
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Pass test
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