Lotus Agar Agar 75g

Lotus Agar Agar 75g is agar agar powder obtained from algae, for vegetarian and vegan recipes needing a setting ingredient. The 75g pack is produced in China and packed in Australia. It can be used in panna cotta, jelly, jams, sauces and soups, making it a different choice from a cereal flour or raising agent.

Choose agar agar when the recipe specifies it rather than assuming it is interchangeable with gelatine, pectin or starch. The supplier describes a firmer set than gelatine and the ability to set at room temperature or slightly warm temperatures. Those differences make a recipe written for agar the useful guide.

Use in a suitable agar recipe and follow its heating, mixing and setting method. Use the powder-to-liquid ratio in the selected agar recipe, together with its preparation and setting method. The powder is gluten free and suitable for vegans, with normal food-setting uses rather than a therapeutic purpose. Agar agar provides an algae-derived setting ingredient for recipes where a firmer set is wanted. Its supplier-described ability to set at room temperature or slightly warm temperatures is a preparation detail, not a guarantee that every mixture will set the same way. Panna cotta, jelly and jam recipes can use different amounts and methods. The 75g pack should therefore be measured according to an agar recipe rather than a universal replacement quantity for another setting ingredient.

Setting ingredients are chosen for the result and method the recipe requires. The amount of liquid, the other ingredients and the preparation sequence can all affect how a mixture sets. Use a recipe designed for the setting ingredient you have selected, particularly if replacing a different preparation. The small pack lets you measure the amount for one batch, with the rest available for another preserving or dessert project rather than having to use it all at once.

Packed in a facility that also processes peanuts, tree nuts, milk, soy, sesame seeds and lupin. Produced in China, Packed in Australia.