Product information "Kremer Agar Agar (63470)"
Product information "Kremer Agar Agar (63470)"
63470 Agar-agar Gel-forming extract from certain seaweeds (Gelidium, Gracilaria and other red algae).
Agar-agar is insoluble in cold water. In hot water, a 1% solution forms a solid gel.
Agar-agar is used in the food and pharmaceutical industries. In bacteriology, agar-agar is used instead of gelatin to produce nutrient media for bacterial cultures.
The main supplier is Japan, but production has recently started in Norway, the USA, Chile and England.
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