Carrageenan is a kind of nature ploysaccharide gum which extracted from red algae and seaweed. It is a catenarian polymer which composed of galactose and 3、6 inner ether galactose and Ca+, Na+,K+,Mg+,etc from ester sulfate. Different component and structure of ester sulfate make different types of carrageenan, such as K-、V-、ι-、λ-、ξ-、θ-, etc.
Company mainly product is K- carrageenan powder, it is an ideal food additive, whose 1,3-link unit and 4-link unit are D-galactose、-4 ester sulfate and 3,6-dehydrate –D galactose respectively.