carrageenan

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Noun

carrageenan (usually uncountable, plural carrageenans)

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

Synonyms

• E407 when used as a thickener, stabiliser, gelling agent and emulsifier

Derived terms

• iota carrageenan
• kappa carrageenan

Translations

Food additive made from extract of red seaweed

• Catalan: carragahen m
• Estonian: karragenaan
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• Finnish: karrageeni (fi)
• Spanish: carragenina f