Description
pH level: 7 to *1
Ash of not dissolve into acid: ≥1.0%
Sulphate: *5 to *0% (count by SO**-)
Total plate count: ≤***0cfu/g
Yeast and molds: ≤**0cfu/g
E-coli: negative in 5g
Salmonella: negative in *0
Appearance: tiny yellow powder
Treatment of natural strains of seaweed Eucheuma cottonii of class
Rhodophyceae (red seaweeds) remove impurities and fresh water
washing and drying to obtain product Further purification may be
achieved by washing and drying
Consists chiefly of potassium salts of polysaccharides sulphate
esters which on hydrolysis, yield galactose and 3,
*-anhydrogalactose
Sodium, calcium and magnesium salts of polysaccharides sulphate
esters are present in less amount
Up to *5% algal cellulose also present
Carrageenan in processed eucheuma seaweed shall not be hydrolyzed
otherwise chemically degraded
Particle size: **0/**0 mesh
