Alginic Acid

What is Alginic Acid?

Alginic acid also known as algin or alginate is a a viscous gum that is abundant in the cell walls of brown algae. [1]

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Source(s) Derived From	Plant Sources
Natural or Artificial?	Natural
References	Alginic Acid - Wikipedia
Aliases (Also Known As)	Algin Alginate Calcium Alginate Color Key - (Click/Tap to View) Natural Natural & Possibly Unsafe Artificial Artificial & Possibly Unsafe Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Action	User	Date/Time
Ingredient added	UPC Food Search	June 2, 2009 @ 11:31 PM