To find out about the lab grade agar you would need to contact a distributor or mfg. Edmonds Scientific Catalog may have it.
Garnet On Sun, 2004-02-15 at 10:50, Marshall Dudley wrote: > I thought the same thing, but when I checked a number of suppliers of agar > agar, > I noted that they indicated that this was a good source for iodine. > > http://www.vegsoc.org/info/gelling.html > http://www.bulkfoods.com/agar_agar.htm > > Natural agar agar is unflavoured producing a firm, clear jelly and is rich in > iodine and trace minerals and has mildly laxative properties. > > http://www.bulkfoods.com/agar_agar.htm > > Perhaps the trace elements in agar such as iodine provide nutrients for the > cultures. I was unable to find a chemical formulea for agar, just that it > was a > polysaccharide complex called lentinan. > > Marshall > > Garnet wrote: > > > Guess I missed the part about iodine allergy. Agar is a purified > > product, particularly that sold by scientific supply houses. It is used > > as a base media for cell culture. I would be very surprised if there is > > any iodine content in this form, as it would skew the results of any > > attempt to grow microbes or tissue cultures. > > > > Garnet > > > > On Sat, 2004-02-14 at 23:32, sol wrote: > > > Garnet, > > > That doesn't help either, sorry. It is iodine I am allergic to, so no > > > seaweed products or seaweed thickeners at all. However, for immediate > > > use, I wonder if flaxseed meal would work? or Fenugreek? SlipperyElm? or > > > maybe guar gum or xanthan gum. > > > Geez, I hope neither of those are seaweed products so far as I can find > > > out they are not.. > > > Actually though sloppy, I don't mind a liquid, it probably isn't > > > worth the trouble to me to make a gel. > > > > > > paula > > > > > > Garnet wrote: > > > > > > >You can make a "gel" with Agar agar, a seaweed. I have found it at Whole > > > >Food Stores. It is used as a vegan substitute for gelatin which is > > > >extracted from cow hooves. > > > > > > > >Garnet > > > > > > > >On Sat, 2004-02-14 at 16:48, sol wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >>Oh, crud. No carrageenan for me. Drat. It is a good thing the aloe juice > > > >>works well. > > > >>Thanks for looking and posting the info. > > > >>paula > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>Garnet wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>I looked a bottle of the organic Aloe Gel I used to use. It is by Lily > > > >>>of the Desert (not Lily of the Valley as I previously stated on this > > > >>>list). > > > >>> > > > >>>Carageenan is used as a thickening agent. www.lilyofthedesert.com is > > > >>>thier website. 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