PROCESS FOR TREATMENT OF KAPPA CARRAGEENAN

摘要

The present invention discloses A process for producing a carrageenan composition, comprising the steps of: cleaning kappa carrageenan-containing seaweed in water; treating the cleaned seaweed with an aqueous treatment solution, the aqueous treatment solution containing about 3 - 30 wt%, preferably 10 - 25 wt%, and most preferably 15 - 20 wt%, of a treatment compound; subjecting the treated seaweed to washing with water; and processing the washed seaweed to produce the carrageenan composition.