Demand for Carrageenan Gum Market to Witness Rapid Surge During the Period 2019–2027
Carrageenan is a generic term for a group of gel-forming and viscosifying polysaccharides isolated from a red seaweed species in the Rhodophyceae class. It is widely seen near Britain, Europe, and North America in the Atlantic Ocean. Carrageenan comprises a significant proportion of cellulose and sulfated polygalactan, with ester-sulfate content ranging from 15% to 40%. It is available in powdered form and has an off-white to brown colour. It's also known as Irish moss or seaweed flour. Because carrageenans have different chemical structures and characteristics, they have different applications in different sectors. Iota (), kappa (), and lambda () are the three different grades of commercially important carrageenans. Iota, for example, is stable at room temperature and forms elastic gels with calcium salts, whereas kappa makes strong and stiff gels with potassium salts and brittle gels with calcium salts. Lambda does not participate in the creation of gels and is solely employed t...