Agar, scientific name agar, English name (agar) is a kind of plant glue, commonly used in the sea of unicorn, rockweed, Gracilaria, etc. made of colorless, no fixed shape of the solid, soluble in hot water. It is widely used in the food industry and is also commonly used as a bacterial culture medium.

Agar is available in large supermarkets.

The main uses of agar:

1, agar can be used to make cold food and microbial culture medium.

2, agar has the effect of clearing lungs and phlegm, clearing heat and dampness, nourishing yin and lowering fire, cooling blood and stopping bleeding.

3, agar contains a large number of minerals have the effect of lowering blood pressure and fat.

4, agar can stimulate the inner wall of the large intestine, promote excretion, effective treatment of constipation.

5, agar can be used as a thickener, coagulant, suspending agent, emulsifier, preservative and stabilizer.

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Properties of agar:

1, the characteristics of high-quality agar

Body dry. Color white bright, clean and high transparency, elasticity, toughness, fastness.

2, the characteristics of poor quality agar

Yellow and dark color. Opaque, weak elasticity, dry hard brittle, not tough.

3, the characteristics of fake agar

White appearance without luster, high content of impurities, poor transparency (Note: l% concentration of aqueous solution dissolved, can be found in a large number of insoluble matter in water), if you soak in cold water or warm water for about 30 minutes, it will soon absorb water and swell to recover, while the real agar does not have this phenomenon.

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