agar-agar

Vegan gelatin substitute

Agar-agar is a gelatinous substance derived from seaweed, used as a thickening or setting agent in cooking and laboratory work.

Unlike animal gelatin, it sets at room temperature and remains firm when warm, making it popular in Asian desserts and as a vegetarian alternative: The pudding was set with agar-agar.

Often shortened to agar.

culinary

jelly

Fruit spread, no seeds

puddingCreamy thickened sweet dish
dessertSweet course after dinner
confectionerySugary foods or their shop

sweets · mold · set · firm · texture · recipe · ingredient · pastry · edible · cooking

scientific

hydrocolloid

Water-dispersible thickening substance

polysaccharideChained sugar molecule
gelationTransition to gel state
pectinFruit-based setting substance

gelatin · thickener · stabilizer · binder · coagulant · microbiology · laboratory · electrophoresis

vegan

plant-based

Sourced from flora

cruelty-freeUntested on animals
vegetarianOne who abstains from flesh
halalPermitted under Islamic law

kosher · animal-free · dairy-free · algae · sustainable

texture

gelatinous

Viscous and semisolid

wobblyTending to teeter
jigglyShaking with soft movement
squishySoft and easily compressed

bouncy · elastic · gel · jellied · quivering · firm · translucent · slippery · springy · moldable

agar-agar

jelly

hydrocolloid

plant-based

gelatinous

agar-agar

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