TYPICAL MILK (DAIRY) APPLICATIONS OF CARRAGEENAN

Use Function
Ice cream, ice milk Whey prevention Control meltdown
Chocolate, eggnog, fruit-flavored Suspension, bodying
Fluid Skim milk Bodying
Filled milk Emulsion stabilization bodying
Creaming mixture for cottage cheese Cling
Chocolate, etc. Suspension, bodying
Controlled calorie Suspension, bodying
Evaporated Emulsion stabilization
Infant formulations Fat and protein stabilization
Cooked flans or custards Gelation
Cold prepared custards (with added TSPP)       Thickening, gelation
Pudding and pie fillings (starch base)
Dry mix cooked with milk
Level search gelatinization
Ready-to-eat Syneresis control, bodying
Whipped cream Stabilize overrun
Aerosol whipped cream Stabilize overrun stabilize emulsion
Instant breakfast Suspension, bodying
Shakes Suspension, bodying, stabilize overrun
Yogurt Bodying, fruit suspension


TYPICAL WATER APPLICATIONS OF CARRAGEENAN

Use Function
Dessert gels Gel Formation
Low-calorie Jellies Gel Formation
Pet-foods (canned) Fat stabilization, thickening, suspending gelation
Fish gels Gel Formation
Syrups Suspension, bodying
Fruit drink powders and frozen concentrates Bodying Pulping effects
Relishes, pizza, barbecue sauces Bodying
Imitation milk Bodying, fat stabilization
Imitation coffee creams Emulsion stabilization
Whipped toppings (artificial) Stabilize emulsion, overrun
Puddings (nondairy) Emulsion stabilization
Air-treatment gels Gel Formation
Toothpastes Binding Agent
Lotions Bodying, emollient
Suspensions (industrial) Suspension
Dispersions Suspension, dispersion
Water-based paints Suspension, flow control emulsion stabilization
Beverages Clarifying Agent