Specification:
AJK491 is fine powder of food grade kappa carrageenan, obtained by aqueous alkaline treatment of the natural strains of seaweeds Eucheuma cottonii, of the class Rhodophyceae (red seaweeds) to remove impurities, followed by cooking and filtration. Carrageenan then recovered by gel press to obtain the product. It meets FCC, EU(E407) and JECFA specification.
Appreance :White to white off fine powder
Particles Size : 99% pass through 60 mesh
Moisture : Not more than 12% (105°C, 4 hrs).
Gel Strength : Not less than 1200g /cm2 (1.5% + 0.2% KCl, 20°C).
pH : 7.5-9.5 (1.5% solution @ approximately 75°C)
Viscosity : Not less than 5 cps (1.5% solutions @ 75°C)
Starch : Negative with iodine
Total Ash : Not more than 25%
Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg
Lead Not more than 5 mg/kg
Mercury Not more than 1 mg/kg
Cadmium Not more than 1 mg/kg
Heavy metals (as Pb) Not more than 20 mg/kg
Total plate count Not more than 5 000 colonies per gram
Yeast and mould Not more than 300 colonies per gram
E. coli Negative in 5 g
Salmonella spp. Negative in 10 g
Package Laminated paper bags 25 ks net with PE liner
