Shandong Jiejing Group Corp.

Mr. Jiuan Cui (China)

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sodium alginate powder

  • Posted Date : 2018-05-21
  • Expiry Date: 2018-06-21
  • Category :
    • Chemicals & Related Products > Polymers
    • Agriculture & Food Products > Food Products

Content :

Sodium alginate (SA or NaAlg) colour ranges from white to yellowish-brown. It is sold in filamentous, granular or powdered forms. Alginates are extracted from brown seaweed and are available in sodium, ammonium and potassium derivatives. They are soluble in both hot and cold water, and can thicken and bind.
The chemical compound sodium alginate is the sodium salt of alginic acid. Its form as a gum, when extracted from the cell walls of brown seaweed is used by the food industry to increase viscosity and as an emulsifier. It is also used in indigestion tablets. Sodium alginate has no discernable flavor.
Sodium alginate works as a cold gelling agent that needs no heat to gel. It gels in the presence of calcium compounds. Most commonly used with calcium chloride to make caviar and spheres. It dilutes while cold with strong agitation. Heat is not needed to produce spherification. Sodium alginate can also be used to produce foams
Sodium Alginate is mainly used in:
I. Printing and textile Industry
A. Printing Agent
B. Synthetic Fiber
II. Food Industry
A. Stabilizer
B. Thickener and Emulsion
C. Hydration
D. Coacervation
III. Medical Industry
A. Dental Impression Material
B. Hemostatic
C. Peventing and Exclusion from radioactive harmful metals
D. Salve, Tablet and Drugs
IV. Other Industry
A. Papermaking/Starching
B. Coating of the Welding Electrode