Alginates
Cargill's offer
Cargill offers a very extensive range of commercially available alginates. These are based on a wide variety of different types of brown seaweeds (phaeophyceae), all of which are found along rocky coasts, which are matched by a range of proven production processes.
Cargill's recognized formulation expertise provides various types of commercial alginate products tailored to very specific needs in different applications.
The main types are:
- Laminariaceae: Laminaria Hyperborea and Laminaria digitata
- Fucales: Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus serratus
| Cargill brand name | Applications |
| Satialgine™ | Thickening alginates: food and pharmaceutical grades |
| Cecalgum™ | Thickening alginates: technical grades |
| Algogel™ | Gelling alginates: food and pharmaceutical grades |
Alginates for innovative textures
History states that both the ancient Chinese and the Romans knew the useful properties of brown seaweeds and used them for medical and cosmetic purposes. The industrial processing of brown seaweeds was pioneered in the late 19th century and the early 20th century. Initially, alginates were produced as canned food products for use at sea.
Some Cargill products are only approved for use in certain geographies, end uses, and/or at certain usage levels. It is the customer's responsibility to determine, for a particular geography, that (i) the Cargill product, its use and usage levels, (ii) the customer's product and its use, and (iii) any claims made about the customer's product, all comply with applicable laws and regulations.
