| Keterangan: | Technically, seaweed is a microscopic algae which is made up of four classes by its pigment coloring. Most of the red colored seaweeds contain agar, algin and carrageenan. This carrageenan is a jelly-like substance obtained by extraction with alkaline water from red seaweeds. It is used mainly in products that need gelling, suspending, thickening or water holding properties. In the food industry, carrageenan is used as stabilizer, emulsifier, thickener, filler and gelling agent for dairy-based products such as cheese, ice cream, yogurt, butter, sausages, past thickener and others. For the pharmaceutical industry, it is used as cosmetics, capsules, vitamin, bacteria culturing media, shampoo, lotion, cream, lipsticks, soap and others. However, for the general industry, it is an additive for paper, textile, photo film, tooth-paste, shoe polish, fish/ meat cannery, ceramics, pesticide and food paste. |
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