What are the uses of food grade sodium alginate?

　　Qingdao Nanshan Biological Sodium Alginate Factory is an enterprise that produces food-grade sodium alginate and industrial printing and dyeing sodium alginate. Today, Xiaobian will share with you the uses of food-grade sodium alginate:

　　Food-grade sodium alginate is a kind of food additive with excellent properties, which has excellent gel performance and thickening effect, and is non-toxic and tasteless, and is widely used in food industry. The following are the main functions and reference dosage of food-grade sodium alginate in various foods.

　　1. The main function of adding sodium alginate in seasoning is to thicken and improve the texture. The dosage can be added as needed.

　　2. It mainly plays a stabilizing and thickening role when making candied fruit and icing. The dosage can be added as needed.

　　3. It mainly acts as a curing agent when making gels and puddings. The dosage can be added as needed.

　　4. When making hard candy, the main functions are stabilizers and thickeners. The dosage can be added as needed.

　　5. Sodium alginate can be used as a molding aid when making fruit processed products and fruit juice, and the addition amount is 0.3% ~ 0.5%.

　　6. When making noodles, macaroni and vermicelli, it can play the role of hydration, strengthening tissue strength, cooking resistance and refreshing, and the addition amount is 0.1% ~ 0.3%.

　　7. When making glutinous rice paper, adding sodium alginate can improve strength, increase transparency, compound and luster, and also play a role in folding resistance. The dosage is 0.5%.

　　8. In the production of bread, cakes and instant food, it plays the role of compatibilization, hydration and tissue improvement, and the addition amount is 0.1% ~ 0.5%.

　　9. Adding sodium alginate to beer and other wines can improve the time of bubble hanging and defoaming, clarify the liquor and shorten the fermentation time, and the addition amount is 20 ~ 200 mg/kg.

　　10. When making cold drink products, it can be used as thickener and stabilizer, and the addition amount is 0.5% ~ 0.8%.

　　11. In addition to the foods mentioned above, food-grade sodium alginate can also be used in other foods. The main functions are: emulsification, curing, processing AIDS, stabilization, thickening, surface activity and so on. The dosage can be added as needed.