Agar is widely used as a gelling agent in many plant media formulations.
The raw material for this product has been derived from plants (phycocolloid), no bacterial origin. Tested in plant tissue culture.
Raw material source of this Agar type: Gracilaria sp.
| Item information |
Value |
| Release class: |
Release class 0 |
| CAS-Number: |
9002-18-0 |
| GHS-Pictograms: |
00 |
| Dosage: |
5-8 g/l |
| EG-Number: |
232-658-1 |
| Synonyms: |
Gum-Agar; Agar-Agar |
| Loss on drying: |
max. 15 % |
| Melting point: |
90 - 97 °C |
| Residue on ignition: |
max. 3 % |
| Storage Temperature: |
15 - 25 °C |
| Residue on ignition (acid insoluble): |
max. 0.5 % |
| Gel strength: |
min. 900 g/cm² (1,5 %) |
| Congealing temperature: |
36 - 40 °C |
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