Carrageenans
Raw materials
Carrageenans are extracted from various types of red seaweeds (Rhodophyceae) of the Gigartinales group, the main types being:
- Gigartina (France, Argentina/Chile, Morocco)
- Chondrus (France, North Atlantic)
- Iridaea (Chile)
- Eucheuma (Philippines/Indonesia/East cost of Africa).