Research articles · 15. March 2021
Hydrocolloids (e.g., agar and alginate) are substances that form gels or provide viscous dispersion in water, and are found in the cell wall of seaweeds. Seaweeds are known for a range of food applications and for their multiple biological properties, including antibacterial, antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, antitumour and antiviral. From an industrial application point of view, hydrocolloids exhibit the ability to be employed as gelling, stabilising, thickening and emulsifying agents, or for..