CEAMSA - Compañia Española de Algas Marinas, S.A.


	KAPPA	IOTA	LAMBDA
Raw Material	Cottonii	Spinosum	Gigartina/Chondrus
Molecule Structure
3,6 anhydro-D galactose	Yes	Yes	No
SO4-content	25%	35%	40%
Texture type	Brittle, firm gel with a tendency to syneresis	Cohesive and thixotropic gel with no syneresis	No gelling agent.Will thicken the solution only.
Solubility Hot water Cold water Hot milk Cold milk Cold milk with P2O7Na4 Concentrated sugar solution Consentrated salt solution Organic solvents	Soluble at 70ºC Na+ salts soluble,Ca++ and K+ salts insoluble Soluble Insoluble Na+ salts thickens or gels Soluble in hot Insoluble Insoluble	Soluble at 70ºC Na+ salts soluble, Ca++ salts gives thixotropic dispersions Soluble Insoluble Na+ salts thickens or gels Hardly soluble Soluble in hot Insoluble	Soluble Soluble Soluble Thickens Thickens or gels Soluble in hot Soluble in hot Insoluble
Gelation Strongest gel with: Gel texture Re-gelation after shear/thixotropy Freeze/thaw stable. Synergism with Locust bean Gum	K+ ion Brittle No No Yes	Ca++ ion Elastic Yes Yes No	No gel No Yes No
Stabillity At neutral pH and alkaline pH At acid pH	Stable Hydrolized in solutions when heated. Stable in gelled form	Stable Hydrolized in solutions when heated. Stable in gelled form	Stable Hydrolized.
Salt tolerance	Poor	Good	Good