E402 Potassium alginate — is it halal?
Description
The potassium salt of alginic acid from brown seaweed: a thickener, stabiliser and gelling agent. Alginic acid is extracted from seaweed with alkali (c1, c2) and neutralised with potassium carbonate or hydroxide (c4, c5; in patents also potassium citrate and chloride — c6, c7). Link to alcohol: alcohol may be added to the neutralisation paste — ethanol (c12) or isopropanol (c13); the Chinese «traditional»
Names: Альгинат калия · Potassium alginate · ألجينات البوتاسيوم
Also known as: E 402, E-402, Е402, Е 402, INS 402, INS402, CNS 20.005, калия альгинат, калиевая соль альгиновой кислоты, калиевый альгинат, alginate, potassium, potassium salt of alginic acid, algin (potassium), potassium polymannuronate, CAS 9005-36-1
Category: Thickeners
Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008
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