The vegetable plants in the South Central Coast are bestowed by nature to Vietnam by many precious attributes. Japanese and Korean countries have used it for a long time, familiar in daily life. In Vietnam, their use has not been popularized for many reasons, of which the most important reason is that there are not many people who understand the features and uses of vegetable plants ...
Carrageenan Red seaweed extract (seaweed) contains more than 20 trace elements, 13-20 free amino acids, many of which are necessary for the human body, and many types of Vitamin A and B1 , B2, B6, C, D, E ……, have been used 600 years ago and today are used in many different forms in many products that people use every day. Carrageenan food is proven to be completely safe and non-toxic, can be used in food with unlimited amounts. The US Food and Drug Administration also claimed that Carrageenan-containing foods were generally recognized as safe products without toxins or carcinogens, so Carrageenan was included in the list of safe substances. Full for use in food products ingredients. It is possible to include Carrageenan applications below:
1. In Milk industry.
2. In other food industry: Sweet gel water, milk, milk cream, soy milk, cheese, canned and processed meat, sauce, beer or wine ...
3. In technical fields: oil well drilling, water paint, ceramic glaze ..
4. In cosmetics and toothpaste
5. In medicine, pharmacology: supplementary resistance, limited development of thrombosis, anticoagulation, restriction of fibroids, anti-atherosclerosis, inhibition of viral activity, inhibition of HIV development and herpes, especially inhibition of papillomavirus - ovarian cancer virus. For diabetes, Carrageenan can absorb water and slow the emptying of the stomach, thereby reducing the risk of increased blood sugar levels immediately after a meal.
6. In agriculture: Carrageenan is used as a natural growth agent, stimulating plant growth and fertilization.
South Central Coast residents harvest red seaweed - raw materials
Main production of Carrageenan powder
Due to the wide range of properties and applications, Carrageenan is produced and consumed in the world: in 2000 alone, Asia produced over 33,000T. Currently, there are 06 large companies in the world, producing over 80% of Carrageenan production for the market, concentrated in Western Europe.
Currently, in the world ocean there are about 20,000 species of seaweed, of which Red seaweed has about 500 genera and 6,000 species. In particular, the type of Red seaweed Eucheuma gelatinae gives very high Carrageenan content, over 60% of the dry weight, appears mainly in Japan, China, Vietnam and Philippines according to semi-natural culture.
Vietnam Sea, of the 800 species of seaweed belonging to the world's seaweed species, there are many Red seaweed varieties with high Carrageenan content, evenly distributed across 3,000 km of our coastline. Analysis of raw materials shows that there are only two species: Hong Van seaweed and rong Sua seaweed that give the highest Carrageenan content (60%), appearing mainly in the South Central Coast such as Nha Trang, Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan.
(According to the book: "Carrageenan from seaweed - Production and Application" by the authors: Tran Dinh Toai, Nguyen Xuan Nguyen, Pham Hong Hai, Nguyen Bich Thuy, Tran Thi Hong published by Science and Technology Publishing House. in 2006)