Encyclopedia: Carrageenan
Carrageenans or carrageenins are a family of linear sulphated polysaccharides extracted from red seaweeds. The name is derived from a type of seaweed that is abundant along the Irish coastline. Gelatinous extracts of the Chondrus crispus seaweed have been used as food additives for hundreds of years, though analysis of carrageenan safety as an additive continues. Carrageenans are large, highly flexible molecules which curl forming helical structures. This gives them...
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We are having inconsistency in gel strength results of carrageenan gels, could it be because...
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Carrageenan in rice, soy, almond milk as per this article...
Someone asked some posts back about carrageenan's safety. DAN doc took DS off rice milk Here's Someone asked some posts back about carrageenan's safety. DAN doc took DS off rice milk Here...
Nov 01, 2005
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Carrageenan
Hi! I'm hoping someone might be able to offer some advice. I am looking for food grade carrageenan -a-day carrageenan. Maybe I should just start a carrageenan company, I'd make...
Sep 23, 2006
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Sometimes I Can Tolerate Carrageenan, Sometimes I Can't?
Emphasis on CARRAGEENAN because it took me 5 minutes to learn how to spell! And I still don't get I posted this, I read the health concerns found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrageenan Hmmmm
Sep 22, 2008
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