| Alginates | Cargill Food Ingredients | Alginates are salts of alginic acid, which are extracted from brown seaweed and used as partially nonthermoreversible gelling and thickening agents. It is a polysaccharide that occurs naturally in brown algae as a skeletal component of their cell walls. A...view more Alginates are salts of alginic acid, which are extracted from brown seaweed and used as partially nonthermoreversible gelling and thickening agents. It is a polysaccharide that occurs naturally in brown algae as a skeletal component of their cell walls. Alginate is used in food because it is a powerful thickening agent, stabilizing, and gel-forming agent. view less | |
| Carrageenans | Cargill Food Ingredients | Carrageenans are polysaccharides (galactose) with varying degrees of sulfatation (between 15% and 40%). They are extracted from red seaweed and used as thermoreversible gelling and thickening agents. Natural options are also available. | |
| Pectin | Cargill Food Ingredients | Pectin is an ingredient and a natural component of plants especially abundant in fruit such as apples and citrus. Pectin is associated with cellulose in plant tissues, where it plays a fundamental role in determining their mechanical properties. Cargill’s...view more Pectin is an ingredient and a natural component of plants especially abundant in fruit such as apples and citrus. Pectin is associated with cellulose in plant tissues, where it plays a fundamental role in determining their mechanical properties. Cargill’s pectin is derived from the peel of citrus fruits. Due to its versatility throughout a wide range of pHs and soluble solids, pectin is a vital ingredient in food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Natural options are also available view less |
