Carrageenan, NF

Carrageenans are a family of naturally occurring polysaccharides extracted from red seaweed used by the pharmaceutical industry for specific gelling, thickening, and stabilizing applications. FMC BioPolymer’s advanced manufacturing capabilities provide high quality and consistent NF-grades of Gelcarin, Viscarin, and SeaSpen PF carrageenans.

Product Name	Carrageenan Type	Viscosity	Gel Type	Water Solubility	Use Level	Use Examples
Gelcarin GP- 379 NF	Iota	High Thixotropic	Elastic Medium Strength	Hot	0.3-1.0%	Creams, Suspensions Polyol Reactive Protein Reactive Promotes Freeze Thaw
Gelcarin GP- 812 NF	Kappa	Low	Brittle Strong	Hot	0.3-1.0%	Stronger Gels than GP-911 Note: Syneresis higher than GP-911
Gelcarin GP- 911 NF	Kappa	Low	Brittle Firm	"Hot Partial Cold"	0.25-2.0%	Encapsulation/ Delivery Systems Polyol Reactive Protein Reactive
Viscarin GP- 109NF	Lambda	Medium	Non-Gelling	"Partial Cold, Full Hot"	0.1-1.0%	Creams, Lotions Protein Reactive Polyol Reactive
Viscarin GP- 209NF	Lambda	High	Non-Gelling	"Partial Cold, Full Hot"	0.1-1.0%	Creams, Lotions Protein Reactive Polyol Reactive
SeaSpen PF	Iota	Medium	Elastic Weak	"Cold Delayed, Gel Formation"	0.5-1.0%	Suspensions Topical Lotions, Creams Reconstitutable Suspensions