Thickening Agent

It is used as a bulk laxative and as an emulsifier and thickener in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals and as a stabilizer for reagents.

HPS is mainly used as thickener in food industry, especially for frozen food and convenience food. It can provide stable viscosity and ensure water retention under low temperature storage conditions. It can also be used with other thickeners. HPS can also be used as thickener in meat sweat, sausage, fruit beverage and pudding. It can also provide a fine, thick, clear and particle free structure, and maintain this structure at various storage temperatures, including frozen state, without any other miscellaneous flavor. HPS can also be used as the base material of chewing gum, which has good elasticity and chewability.

Thickener is an additive that can increase the viscosity of the system, stabilize the physical properties of the system, and has the function of emulsification. In addition to the thickening effect, it is also required to have the ability of moisturizing. Such substances include starch, pectin, agar, gelatin, casein, propylene alginate, etc. Water glass is used in other aspects. This product is not only used in cosmetics and food, but also widely used in rubber, daily necessities, etc. As a kind of food additives, this product can dissolve or disperse in water, increase the viscosity of fluid or semi fluid food, and maintain the relative stability of the system. In food, it is mainly to give the rheological form required by food, change the texture and appearance of food, make liquid and slurry food form a specific form, and make it uniform and stable. It can improve the quality of food, keep food smooth and palatable, and also has the characteristics of water solubility, stability, gel, foaming, stabilizing foam, adhesion, film forming, water holding, flavoring and health care. There are many kinds of thickeners, including thickeners from animals, plants, microorganisms, seaweed gels and other sources.

Hydroxypropyl Distarch Phosphate, as a thickener, is very suitable for the production of jam, yogurt, oil consumption and other foods, which is stipulated in GB2760-2014; Hpdsp can be used as thickener in all kinds of foods, and can be added appropriately according to production needs

Carrageenan, also known as carrageenan and antler alginate, is a high molecular hydrophilic polysaccharide extracted from red algae. It has high economic value. It is one of the three major seaweed gum industrial products (agar, carrageenan and alginate) in the world.