A Comparative Study of the Yield and Physical Properties of Agar-agar from Different Blends of Seaweeds

Abstract: 

The agar agar obtained from Gracilaria verrucosa growing in commercial quantities in Chilka Lake, Orissa was found to be having an yield of 23% and gel strength of 41 gm/cm . In order to exploit this agarophyte for the same with other agarophytes like Gelidlella acerosa and Gracilaria edulis in three different proportions was studied.

Author(s): 
Chennubhotla, V S Krishnamurthy
Najmuddin, M
Nayak, Bidyadhar
Keywords: 
Yield
Physical properties
Agar-agar
Seaweeds
Article Source: 
Chennubhotla, V S Krishnamurthy and Najmuddin, M and Nayak, Bidyadhar (1977) A comparative study of the yield and physical properties of agar-agar from different blends of seaweeds. Seaweed Research and Utilisation, 24 . pp. 87-90.
Category: 
Processing methods