Agar-agar
Natural vegetable gelling agent, red seaweed extract. Use in confectionery, pastries, desserts and charcuterie. The agar-agar solution must first be brought to the boil. The gel is obtained after cooling.
- DOSAGE: 5 to 40 g/kg
- PACKAGING: 150 g and 1 kg tins - 25 kg box
Powdered gelatin (porcine, bovine, fish)
200 Bloom powder.
- PACKAGING: 150 g and 1 kg tins - 25 kg box
PF plant gelling agent
Produces a highly film-forming, translucent gel. Freeze-stable. Can be used in acidic and/or alcohol-containing recipes.
- DOSAGE: 35 to 50 g/litre
- PACKAGING: 150 g and 1 kg cans
Xanthan gum
Stabilizer and thickener in powder form, obtained by bio-fermentation. Cold processing. Stable in freezing/thawing and acidic environments. Resistant to strong shearing. For use in delicatessen dishes, pastries, viennoiserie, sauces, etc.
- DOSAGE: 2 to 5 g/kg of mass.
- PACKAGING: 150 g and 1 kg tins - 25 kg box
Alginate HV
Forms a stable, insoluble gel in the presence of calcium contained in milk and milk derivatives. Can also be used for spherification in the presence of calcium salts (calcium chloride and calcium lactate).
- DOSAGE: 0.1 to 1 g/l
- PACKAGING: 150 g and 1 kg tins - 25 kg box
Sodium alginate GF150
Ideal for milky dessert creams. Hydrates when cold. Freeze-stable. Does not syneresis.
- DOSAGE: 2 to 5 g/kg of mass.
- PACKAGING: 150 g and 1 kg tins - 25 kg box
Carrageenan kappa PF
Gelling and thickening agent that reacts strongly with proteins and calcium. Heat-reversible. Formula free of retardant salts.
- DOSAGE: 3.2 to 3.6 g/kg.
- PACKAGING: 150 g and 1 kg tins - 25 kg box
Carrageenan iota
Reacts with calcium and dairy proteins. Produces a fluid, heat-reversible gel.
- DOSAGE: 1 to 3 g/kg.
- PACKAGING: 150 g and 1 kg tins - 25 kg box
Gellan gum
Gelling agent that forms firm, transparent, bake-stable gels. Solubilizes under heat.
- DOSAGE: 20 to 25 g/kg of mass.
- PACKAGING: 150 g and 1 kg tins - 25 kg box
Galligum G
Guar gum. Thickener that hydrates when cold and withstands heat. Use in sauces, fillings, ice creams, sorbets, delicatessen products...
- DOSAGE: 2 to 10 g/kg
- PACKAGING: 150 g and 1 kg tins - 25 kg box
Carob bean gum
Low-dose thickener and stabilizer. Best used hot in both dough and fillings (available in organic form).
- DOSAGE: 5 to 20 g/kg
- PACKAGING: 150 g and 1 kg tins - 25 kg box
Gum arabic powder
Coating agent for marzipan and dragées. Binder and thickener. Keeps fruit pulp in suspension in beverages. Hydrates in warm water.
- DOSAGE: Edible gum syrups: 20 g/l
- PACKAGING: 150 g and 1 kg tins - 25 kg bag
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