ORGANIC Agar 50 g - PORTO MUINOS

INGREDIENTS
Agar-Agar * 100% (* certified organic ingredient)

DESCRIPTION
Agar-agar serves as a gelling agent, thickener and stabilizer.
An excellent alternative to animal gelatin. Agar-agar, often called marine gelatin, is a gelling agent derived from seaweed of the red algae family. It is found in the cell walls of seaweed, is a polysaccharide, and is a mixture of agarose and agaropectin. Known in the food industry by the abbreviation E406, it is used in laboratories as a gelling and thickening agent, and is also a component of nutritional supplements. It has no taste, no smell, and is colorless, making it highly versatile. It dissolves well in boiling water and melts at temperatures between 34 and 43 degrees Celsius. It should be remembered that the gelling properties of agar also depend on the pH of the solution; they decrease with acidic solutions. It also acts as an agent that removes flavor from products and preserves their aroma.

PREPARATION
Dissolve agar-agar in lukewarm water
Heat to boiling. Allow to cool.
Upon cooling, the aqueous solution forms a gel (after 20 minutes - fibrous structure, after 2 - 3 hours - gel-like structure).
Agar-agar retains its consistency at room temperature.
Very delicate structure: 0.80 g / 500 ml (0.16%)
Fine structure: 1.50 g / 500 ml (0.3%)
Hard structure: 5.00 g / 500 ml (1%)
Very hard structure: 7.00 g / 500 ml (1.4%)