Agar Agar is a vegetable binding agent that is often used as a vegetarian substitute for gelatin. It is completely odorless and tasteless and you can use it to bind jam, mousse, pudding, fruit desserts, ice cream or soup. Agar Agar binds much stronger than gelatin, so make sure to adjust the recipe accordingly when you replace gelatin for Agar Agar. Read more about this at the bottom of this page.
Liquid glucose or glucose syrup is used in the production of a wide variety of products. It is a fundamental ingredient in the production of sweets, cakes, pastries, sugar decorations or chocolates, etc. Another use that glucose syrup can have is as a lubricant for flan moulds, adding a little water to ensure better sliding of the ingredients. Liquid glucose or glucose syrup prevents ice cream from crystallising and enhances its creamy consistency. It is also used as a stabiliser in the ice cream production process.
The main uses of egg albumin are in baking and confectionery, where it is used as a foaming agent, a stabilizer to prepare meringue, milkshakes or as a food supplement for people who practice some sporting activity.
Ingredients: Chicken egg white (min 98%), foam stabilizer: triethyl citrate E1505, acidity regulator (citric acid -330). Instructions for use: Mix the meringue powder with water in a ratio of 1:9 (1 part of albumin and 9 parts of water). 1 kg of albumin powder is equivalent to 316 fresh egg whites of 50 g. Keep in a cool, dry place.
