agar, the scientific name of agar, English name (agar), also known as AGAR (agar-agar), Haidong cabbage, frozen powder, AGAR gum, stone flower gum, larva essence, powder, cold day, cabbage silk, is a kind of vegetable glue, commonly used in sea eucheurus, rock cauliflower, gracilaria and other products, colorless, no fixed shape solid, soluble in hot water. It is widely used in the food industry and is also commonly used as a bacterial medium.
AGAR [1] is a polysaccharide extracted from seaweed and is one of the most widely used algal gums in the world. It has a wide range of applications in food industry, pharmaceutical industry, daily chemical industry, biological engineering and many other aspects, AGAR used in food can obviously change the quality of food, improve the grade of food. The price is high. It is characterized by physical and chemical properties such as coagulation and stability, and can form complexes with some substances, and can be used as thickener, coagulant, suspension agent, emulsifier, fresh-keeping agent and stabilizer. Widely used in the manufacture of orange and various beverages, jelly, ice cream, pastry, soft candy, canned food, meat products, eight-treasure porridge, tremella bird's nest, soup food, cold food and so on. AGAR is used in the chemical industry, medical research, as a medium, ointment base and other uses.