Marine Hydrocolloids Kochi, Kerala

Procedure: Premix  WATERGEL WD- 3955, preservative and sodium citrate with refined sugar. Disperse in water with proper agitation. Heat mixture at 80-85ºC for 15 minutes with regular stirring. Remove from heat then ad citric acid. Stir and add flavor Pour into molds. Seal. Pasteurize Cool immediately in cold or running water.

Plant Gel is the brand name for the Gellan Gum of Marine Hydrocolloids. Gellan Gum is a High Molecular weight (formula weight approximately 500, 000) Poly saccharide gum produced by fermentation of a carbohydrate by pseudomonas Elodea, purified, dried and powdered.

Agar Agar is a versatile hydrocolloid completely soluble in boiling water. Special Agar Agar provides odourless, colorless superior quality gels even at very low concentrations. Agar Agar has good synergies with sugar and with different hydrocolloids. Agar Agar is the strongest natural gelling agent Agar Agar provides a thermoreversible gel Agar Agar gels at temperature from 45°C to 35°C and melts at temperature from 80°C to 95°C Agar Agar is the only hydrocolloid that gives gels that can stand sterilization temperatures. AGAR

Procedure: Disperse citric acid with small amount of water. Set aside. Dry blend carrageenan with Na citrate and sugar (1:5=cgn : sugar). Combine remaining sugar, corn syrup and water. Heat until sugar dissolves. Add Carrageenan premix. Heat the mixture with constant string until soluble solids (SS) of 70% is achieved. Remove from heat . Add citric acid solution, color and flavor. Deposit hot (≥90ºC) into starch molds. Dehydrate the gummy candy at 30-40ºC for 2 days until SS reaches 83%.

Procedure: Disperse Watervis TP in sorbitol and 80% of water with agitation. Heat to 60 – 65ºC Add the calcium phosphate and continue mixing under vacuum for 1 hour. Add the other ingredients ranging as follows: Saccharine and benzoate dissolved in 10% water, flavours and Sls dissolved in 10% of water. Mix well after addition.