{"id":366,"date":"2026-03-28T10:48:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T15:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tehnologam.com\/en\/?p=366\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T10:48:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T15:48:22","slug":"agar-gelagar-ic-1-0-specification-bv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehnologam.com\/en\/agar-gelagar-ic-1-0-specification-bv\/","title":{"rendered":"Agar Gelagar IC 1.0 Specification (B&#038;V)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Gelagar IC 1.0<\/strong> is a high-performance instant-dissolving <a href=\"\/key-words\/agar\/\">agar<\/a> manufactured by the Italian company B&#038;V. For maximum gelling effect and to avoid clumping, it should be thoroughly pre-mixed with 3\u20135 parts of sugar before adding to the liquid. In accordance with EU Directive No. 231\/2012, agar is assigned the number <a href=\"\/e406-agar-agar\/\">E406<\/a> in the list of permitted <a href=\"\/key-words\/food-additives\/\">food additives<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Specification of Gelagar IC 1.0<\/h2>\n<h3>Physicochemical parameters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Color:<\/strong> white to cream powder<\/li>\n<li><strong>Odor and taste:<\/strong> odorless and tasteless<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moisture:<\/strong> < 15.0%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ash:<\/strong> < 6.5%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Starch:<\/strong> not detected<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gelatin and other proteins:<\/strong> not detected<\/li>\n<li><strong>pH<\/strong> (10% suspension): 6.0\u20138.0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Particle size:<\/strong> < 10% retained on 80 mesh sieve<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Gel strength<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Gel strength: \u22651,000 g\/cm\u00b2<\/strong> (1.5% w\/w, Nikkan Kobe test, 20 \u00b0C).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gelling temperature:<\/strong> 36 \u00b0C \u00b1 2 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li><strong>Melting temperature:<\/strong> 85 \u00b0C \u00b1 2 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Heavy metals<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Total heavy metals (as Pb): < 20 mg\/kg<\/li>\n<li>Pb < 5 mg\/kg<\/li>\n<li>Hg < 1 mg\/kg<\/li>\n<li>As < 3 mg\/kg<\/li>\n<li>Cd < 1 mg\/kg<\/li>\n<li>Cr < 2 mg\/kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Microbiological parameters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Total plate count: < 5,000 CFU\/g<\/li>\n<li>Yeast and mold: < 300 CFU\/g<\/li>\n<li>Salmonella: absent in 5 g<\/li>\n<li><em>E. coli<\/em>: absent in 5 g<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For information on other agar products from this manufacturer, see related articles below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gelagar IC 1.0 is a high-performance instant-dissolving agar manufactured by the Italian company B&#038;V. For maximum gelling effect and to avoid clumping, it should be thoroughly pre-mixed with 3\u20135 parts of sugar before adding to the liquid. 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