Agar Agar

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Agar or agar-agar is a gelatinous substance derived by boiling from a polysaccharide in red algae, where it accumulates in the cell walls of agarophyte and serve as the primary structural support for the algae's cell walls. Agar is a mixture of two components: the linear polysaccharide agarose, and a heterogeneous mixture of smaller molecules called agaropectin.

Natural Agar-Agar as thickeners is used in producing a firm, clear jelly and is rich in iodine and trace minerals and has mildly laxative properties.