Sodium Alginate, 200g

An extract of seaweed most commonly used in conjunction with calcium to make coloured and flavourful translucent spheres from just about any liquid.

Sodium Alginate is a gelling agent that dilutes when cold with strong agitation. It can be used to create soft or firm gels, ambient, heat-resistant gels

Sodium alginate can also be used to produce foams and as a thickener.

Applications: Heat stable strong gels. Dessert gels. Structured Foods.

Rate of hydration: Moderate

Comments: Alginates react with calcium to form gels and is therefore used in spherification and reverse spherification.

Gel Strength: Strong gels only in the presence of calcium.

Colour: Yellowish-brown

Solubility: Cold

Ph Solubility: 4.5 - 8

Doseage Rates: 0.5% - 1.5%