In food industry
Stability: Ice cream, cream and cheese etc.
Thickening: Salads, pudding, jam, tomato juice, canned products, etc.
Hydration: Noodle, vermicelli, bread, confectionery, cool and frozen products.
Gelating: Frozen foods imitated foods and various gel foods, protective cover for fruits, meat, poultry and aquatic products, sugar coating, stuffing etc.
Film-formation: Various cosmetics
Products are grouped as low, medium, high and extra high four categories according to viscosity, and granular, 60-80mesh, 120-200mesh as per particle size. Adopted standard: Food additive sodium alginate GB1976-2008& fccv.
Food grade:
Grain size: As per contract stipulated
Viscosiy(mpa. S): 150 or as per contract
Moisture%: Less than 15%
pH: 6~8
Ash content%: 30-37(sulphated ash)
Insoluble matter in water%: Less than 3%
Heavy metal%: Less than 0.004%
Arsenate%: Less than 0.0002%
Lead%: Less than 0.0004%
Item | Industry Grade
Administer,Agriculture Department, SC/T3401-1985 | Food Grade
National Standard of Food Additive GB1976-80 |
| Granularity | 30mu 100% eligibility or accord contract | According to contract |
| Viscidity (mpa.s) | According to contract | ≥150 or according to contract |
| Moisture % | ≤15 | ≤15 |
| PH | 6.0-7.5 | 6.0-8.0 |
| Calcium % | ≤0.3 | / |
| Vitriol Power % | 20.0-24.0 | 30-37 SULPHATE ASH |
| Water Insoluble % | ≤0.6 | ≤3.0 |
| Transparence cm | ≥3 | COMPLY TO REQUIREMENT |
| Heavy Metal % | / | ≤0.004 |
| Arsenic Salt % | / | ≤0.0002 |
| Lead % | / | ≤0.0004 |