Study Set Content:
Uses:
laxative, suspending agent, emulsifier, gelating agent, tablet excipients, disintegrants, used as a gel in bacteriologic culture and as an aid in food processing.
Other name of agar are
Japanese isinglas, vegetable gelatin, or red algae.
Before world war II only_____ produces agar and after the war Korea, South Africa, U.S, Spain, Portugal are now significant producers.
Japan
CARRAGEENANS
Scientific Name:
Chondrus Crispus & Gigartina mamillosa
Family:
Gigartinaceae
Content:
hydrocolloids – composed of galactose
Uses:
used to form gel and to give stability to emulsions and suspensions, ingredient in many food preparations, demulcent, bulk laxative.
Commonly known as
Irish moss, chondrus or chondrus crispus
It is also used in toothpaste, creams, lotions, and other cosmetic product and in food industry like ice cream.
CARRAGEENANS
PLANTAGO SEED
Scientific Name:
Plantago psyllium
Family:
Plantaginaceae
Content:
hydrocolloids containing polysaccharides
Uses:
cathartic
Commonly known as
guaran
LOCUST BEAN GUM
Scientific Name:
Ceratonia siliqua
Family:
Leguminosae
Content:
hydrocolloids composed of galactose and mannose (galactomannan)
Uses:
as a thickener and stabilizer
It is found in Sicily and Egypt. It is also used as a binder in cosmetics, demulcent, and as a substitute for starch.
LOCUST BEAN GUM
Xanthan gum is a microbial polysaccharide
Xanthomonas campestris
