Agar from Gracilaria lichenoides and Gracilaria confervoides from Ceylon
"Agar-agar" is a name derived from the jelly obtained from certain red algae in Malaya. In Sri Lanka agar is prepared from the red seaweeds Gracilaria confervoides and Gracilaria lichenoides. They are commonly known as Sri Lanka moss and the local names are "kandha parsi or sanchow parsi". The uses of agar are given together with details of the method of extraction of this substance from Gracilaria lichenoides and Gracilaria confervoides.
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| Main Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | article biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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1972
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| Subjects: | Fisheries, agar, red algae, Gracilaria lichenoides, Gracilaria confervoides, processing fishery products, Sri Lanka, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/32619 |
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| Summary: | "Agar-agar" is a name derived from the jelly obtained from certain red algae in Malaya. In Sri Lanka agar is prepared from the red seaweeds Gracilaria confervoides and Gracilaria lichenoides. They are commonly known as Sri Lanka moss and the local names are "kandha parsi or sanchow parsi". The uses of agar are given together with details of the method of extraction of this substance from Gracilaria lichenoides and Gracilaria confervoides. |
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