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Agar Agar Powder - 500g

Agar Agar Powder - 500g
Product Code: 4AMOLAGARL
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Agar Agar is a versatile vegetarian gelling agent used in place of gelatine, which is completely soluble in boiling water.  It provides odourless, colourless superior quality gels even at very low concentrations and is in fact the strongest natural gelling agent available.

Ingredients

Agar Agar in Powder form

Nutritional Information 

Typical Values Typical Values per 100g
Energy 711.2kJ/170kcal
Fat 0g
of which saturates 0g
Carbohydrate 0g
of which sugars 0g
Fibre 85g
Protein 0g
Salt 0g

 

Storage Information 

Store cool and dry away from direct sunlight

 

Example Recipe

Basic Gel
100ml flavoured liquid (i.e. stock, fruit or vegetable juice)
1gm agar agar
Whisk the powder into the cold liquid & bring to the boil.
Cool to set.

Any variety of finely chopped flavour additives may be added to the gel before setting (chopped herbs etc..)
The addition of a small amount of glycerine (1gm per 100ml of liquid), will give a greater flexibility to the finished gel if it is to be cut for wrapping &/or prevent the gel from dehydrating & cracking if preparing in advance

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Agar Agar was first introduced from Asia to Europe in the 1800’s and began to be used as a gelling agent in the food industry at the start of the 20th...
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