Carrageenan is scheduled in the European list of food additives as: E407.
In connection with the type of seaweeds as well as the method of extraction, the most important kinds of carrageenans that can be obtain are three:
KAPPA CARRAGEENANS, IOTA CARRAGEENANS and LAMBA CARRAGEENANS.

Setexam for all the Agar agar varieties and Unipektin AG for all the Galattomannans (Locust bean gum, Guar gum and Tara gum) are two actual examples of high quality companies represented in Italy by G.T.C.; all of them are ISO 9000 certified, very active in the applied research, they all meet the high quality of their products with an optimal application technology.

G.T.C. technicians have a direct line with their Research Team for a constant updating and for solving specific problems coming from our customers.
Besides, Furcellaran is a special carrageenan extracted from Furcellaria fastigiata. This hydrocolloid has intermediate properties between Agar agar and Kappa carrageenan and it's used in special productions.

Kappa carrageenans are the most diffused and they are available for water or milk solution, also considering the great diffusion that carrageenans have into formulations for milk based products (i.e. ice-cream).

Please contact us on this matter in case of your interest!

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