Direct-from-factory, customizable-viscosity, food-grade sodium alginate from China. As a high-performance food additive, sodium alginate is designated as a thickener and stabilizer under China’s national standards. It can be added appropriately to various food products according to production requirements.
Its features can be summed up as “Five Uniques & Wide Applications": unique properties, special functions, distinctive reactions, natural origin, safe for use, and versatile applications.
It is a natural polysaccharide derived from marine brown algae and purely plant-extracted.
This is the core advantage that distinguishes sodium alginate from traditional colloids. It instantly undergoes an ion cross-linking reaction when meeting calcium ions (e.g. calcium lactate) to form a 3D network gel. Operations can be carried out at room temperature with no heating needed.
Gels formed by sodium alginate are heat-irreversible and will not melt upon heating. By contrast, gels made from traditional gelatin melt when exposed to heat, limiting their use in bakery fillings and hot desserts. Sodium alginate overcomes this limitation and opens up new food application scenarios.
Only a very small dosage of sodium alginate is required to achieve effective thickening, prevent phase separation, and suspend fruit pulp or solid particles.