PRODUCT | AGAR | KAPPA | IOTA | GELLAN | METIL |
Dosification | Soft gel: 2-4 gr/L Hard gel: 5-10 gr/L |
Soft gel: 2 gr/L Hard gel: 15 gr/L |
Soft gel: 3 gr/L | Soft gel: 5 gr/L Hard gel: 13 gr/L |
Soft gel: 7 gr/L Glue effect: 30 gr/L |
Solubility | Boiling point | Boiling point | Boiling point | Boiling point | 3ºC |
Gelling point | 43ºC* | 48ºC * | 36/38ºC * | 70ºC * | 45-50ºC * |
Thermal resistance | 70ºC* | 70ºC * | 60/70ºC * | 70/80ºC * | 50/60ºC* |
Freezing resistance | NO | NO | YES | NO | |
Tipe of gelification | Termicreversible | Termicreversible | Termicreversible | Termicreversible | Termicreversible |
Final texture (elasticity / synaeresis effect) | Firm, brittle, clean cut, synaeresis tendency | Firm, brittle, synaeresis tendency | Flexible, viscose it gelifies again after shaking | Flexible and firm | Firm, elastic |
Transparency | Traslucent gel although not transparent | Transparent gel | Translucent gel althourgh not transparent | Transparent gel / yellowish | Transparent |
Applications | Cold and hot gelatines | Milky gelatins, amber, aspic, coating | Milky gelatins, drinkable gelatines | Malleable cold and hot gelatines |
*Depending on gel strength