The main uses of agar powder:

1, agar powder is usually used as a raw material for making culture media in biology, for scientific experiments and research.

2, Because agar powder is a harmless sugar component, it is often used as a drug carrier in the medical field.

3, in the food processing industry, agar powder is often used as a thickener, coagulant. Used to improve and increase the viscosity of food, to maintain the color, aroma, taste and stability of fluid food, jelly food, improve the physical properties of food, and can make the food have a lubricating and palatable feeling.

4, can also be used in the production of beverage industry suspending agent, emulsifier, so that the particles in the beverage evenly dispersed.

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Folk production and industrial production of agar:

1, agar folk production method is relatively simple. It is made by heating and dissolving the ingredients, filtering them and then slowly solidifying them. Usually placed on a relatively dry site or on a high platform, laid on a clean straw mat, placed agar liquid so that it cooled completely. The production cycle is 2 weeks, and it is usually produced during the 3 months of the year, December-February, which are the coldest months of the year.

2, industrial production of agar powder is much more advanced, usually made in a factory with complete hygiene management conditions. The raw materials are heated and dissolved to extract the agar component and then filtered, cooled and made. Usually put in a large freezer to freeze, powder is made through the dryer to remove water.

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