carrageenan

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Noun

Wikipedia carrageenan (plural carrageenans)

1. A food additive made from a purified extract of red seaweed, commonly used as a thickening agent.

Translations

Food additive made from extract of red seaweed

• Estonian: karragenaan (et)
• Finnish: karrageeni (fi)

• Spanish: carragenina, f

Synonyms

• E407 when used as a thickener, stabiliser, gelling agent and emulsifier