Sodium Alginate What is Sodium Alginate? Sodium Alginate is a thickener/gelling agent, (in acid and/or calcium medium) suited to a wide range of food applications. E Number E401 - Food Grade Sodium Alginate is a natural Polysaccharide product that was first described in a pentent application bye the British chemist Edward C C Standford in 1881. In addition to the food industry, the gelling properties of sodium alginate have been used in medical, dental and cosmetic applications for years. Food grade Sodium Alginate is widely used in food, especially in diary-based frozen products, (Ice cream, yoghurts, puddings, cheese sauce and deserts, etc) because of its properties of thickening, gelling and stabilizing. Sodium Alginate is Vegan.
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