Definitions for Carrageenan
ˌkær əˈgi nəncar·rageenan

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1. carrageenin, carrageenannoun

   a colloidal extract from carrageen seaweed and other red algae

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1. carrageenannoun

   A food additive made from a purified extract of red seaweed, commonly used as a thickening agent.

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1. Carrageenan

   Carrageenans or carrageenins ( KARR-ə-GHEE-nənz; from Irish carraigín 'little rock') are a family of natural linear sulfated polysaccharides that are extracted from red edible seaweeds. Carrageenans are widely used in the food industry, for their gelling, thickening, and stabilizing properties. Their main application is in dairy and meat products, due to their strong binding to food proteins. In recent years, carrageenans have emerged as a promising candidate in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications as they resemble native glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). They have been mainly used for tissue engineering, wound coverage and drug delivery.Carrageenans contain 15-40% ester-sulfate content, which makes them anionic polysaccharides. They can be mainly categorized into three different classes based on their sulfate content. Kappa-carrageenan has one sulfate group per disaccharide, iota-carrageenan has two, and lambda-carrageenan has three.The most well-known and most important red seaweed used for manufacturing the hydrophilic colloids to produce carrageenan is Chondrus crispus (Irish moss), which is a dark red parsley-like plant that grows attached to rocks. Gelatinous extracts of the Chondrus crispus seaweed have been used as food additives since approximately the fifteenth century. Carrageenan is a vegetarian and vegan alternative to gelatin in some applications, so may be used to replace gelatin in confectionery and other food. There is no clinical evidence for carrageenan as an unsafe food ingredient, mainly because its fate after digestion is inadequately determined.The first industrial scale commercial cultivation of Eucheuma and Kappaphycus spp. for carrageenan was developed in the Philippines. The global top producers of carrageenan are the Philippines and Indonesia. Carrageenan, along with agar, are used to produce traditional jelly desserts in the Philippines called gulaman.

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1. carrageenan

   Carrageenan is a natural substance extracted from edible seaweeds used as a food additive. It functions as a thickener, emulsifier, and preservative enhancing the texture and stability of many foods and beverages. It is often found in dairy products like ice cream and milk alternatives, as well as in processed foods, sauces, and even toothpaste. Despite its widespread use, it has been a topic of controversy due to potential health effects.

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1. Carrageenan

   Carrageenans or carrageenins are a family of linear sulfated polysaccharides that are extracted from red seaweeds. They are widely used in the food industry, for their gelling, thickening and stabilizing properties. Their main application is in dairy and meat products, due to their strong binding to food proteins. There are three main varieties of carrageenan, which differ in their degree of sulfation. Kappa-carrageenan has one sulfate per disaccharide. Iota-carrageenan has two sulfates per disaccharide. Lambda carrageenan has three sulfates per disaccharide. Gelatinous extracts of the Chondrus crispus seaweed have been used as food additives for hundreds of years. Carrageenan is a vegetarian and vegan alternative to gelatin in some applications, although it cannot replace gelatin in confectionery like jelly babies. Carrageenan has undergone many long-term dietary studies under defined regulatory conditions en route to its current global regulatory status. While some indicate that carrageenan safely passes through rat GI tracts without adverse effect when it is a dietary ingredient, other animal dietary studies have observed adverse gastrointestinal effects. Recently, some scientists have raised concerns about whether the amount of "degraded carrageenan" in food-grade carrageenan may lead to health problems, leading to a debate in the research literature. It is yet to be determined whether such observations are pertinent to dietary safety considerations.

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1. Carrageenan

   A water-soluble extractive mixture of sulfated polysaccharides from RED ALGAE. Chief sources are the Irish moss CHONDRUS CRISPUS (Carrageen), and Gigartina stellata. It is used as a stabilizer, for suspending COCOA in chocolate manufacture, and to clarify BEVERAGES.

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   The numerical value of Carrageenan in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

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   The numerical value of Carrageenan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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