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AGAR-AGAR [1 record]

Record 1 2006-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Additives
  • Food Industries
  • Winemaking
DEF

Any of various colloidal extractives of certain red algae ... that are similar products both in appearance, being usu. in the form of translucent strips or flakes or a white powder, and in other physical properties (as ability to swell in cold water and to dissolve in hot water) [used] as gelling and stabilizing agents in foods (as jellies, dairy products, and canned meat and fish).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Industrie vinicole
DEF

Colloïde glucidique extrait de certaines algues marines (rhodophycées) de l'Océan indien et du Pacifique. Il se présente sous forme de poudre, de filaments ou de flocons. Gélifiant, émulsifiant.

Key term(s)
  • tjintiouw

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aditivos alimentarios
  • Industria alimentaria
  • Industria vinícola
DEF

Sustancia mucilaginosa que se obtiene del alga Gracilaria lichenoides y de otras especies de algas marinas.

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