Agar Agar

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hello ,fellow CRONIES. Just bought some Agar Agar , for hunger

control. not very familiar with it. put some in my A.M. cooffee. did

take the edge off my apppetite !!!. Any recipes, hints about this

product will be hepful and appreciated, thanks , deelala1925

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> If you mean " guar " , we have extensive recipes in our " links " section under

> " Member's Recipes " .

Agar - A gelatinous material derived from certain marine algae. It is used

as a base for bacterial culture media and as a stabilizer and thickener in

many food products.

--Ameican Heritage Dictionary, 4th addition

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>> From: deelala1925 <deelala1925@...>

>> Reply-< >

>> Date: Sun, 06 May 2007 18:23:55 -0000

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>> Subject: [ ] Agar Agar

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>> hello ,fellow CRONIES. Just bought some Agar Agar , for hunger

>> control. not very familiar with it. put some in my A.M. cooffee. did

>> take the edge off my apppetite !!!. Any recipes, hints about this

>> product will be hepful and appreciated, thanks , deelala1925

>>

>

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--- In , " deelala1925 " <deelala1925@...>

wrote:

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> hello ,fellow CRONIES. Just bought some Agar Agar , for hunger

> control. not very familiar with it. put some in my A.M. coffee. did

> take the edge off my appetite !!!. Any recipes, hints about this

> product will be helpful and appreciated, thanks , deelala1925

>

Agar is sold in many oriental stores for making desserts and for

thickening sauces. Agar is basically a polysaccharide which

hydrolyzes into nutritive sugars which is why it takes the edge off

your hunger. You could just as well use a teaspoon of sugar or starch

for the same effect. Guar gum, by contrast, is not digestible and is

considered a soluble fiber. Guar gum decreases appetite by reducing

the rate at which food is absorbed by the intestine and by creating

bulk that produces a feeling of fullness. Dietary fiber has some

calories due to the short chain fatty acids produced through

microflora fermentation in the gut.

You can see the molecular structure of agar and guar gum here:

http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/carbohydrates2.html

Gelled products made from agar have a crisp texture, rather than the

jiggly texture of products made with gelatin. Dissolve some agar in

hot liquid and then refrigerate. The texture of the gelled product

depends on the amount of agar.

Tony

http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/index.html

[Guest guest]

With respect to dietary fiber, you stated (below):

" Dietary fiber has some calories due to the short chain fatty acids

produced through microflora fermentation in the gut. "

You are speaking of the insoluble component of dietary fiber?

-Dave

> >

> > hello ,fellow CRONIES. Just bought some Agar Agar , for hunger

> > control. not very familiar with it. put some in my A.M. coffee.

did

> > take the edge off my appetite !!!. Any recipes, hints about this

> > product will be helpful and appreciated, thanks , deelala1925

> >

>

> Agar is sold in many oriental stores for making desserts and for

> thickening sauces. Agar is basically a polysaccharide which

> hydrolyzes into nutritive sugars which is why it takes the edge off

> your hunger. You could just as well use a teaspoon of sugar or

starch

> for the same effect. Guar gum, by contrast, is not digestible and

is

> considered a soluble fiber. Guar gum decreases appetite by reducing

> the rate at which food is absorbed by the intestine and by creating

> bulk that produces a feeling of fullness. Dietary fiber has some

> calories due to the short chain fatty acids produced through

> microflora fermentation in the gut.

>

> You can see the molecular structure of agar and guar gum here:

> http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/carbohydrates2.html

>

> Gelled products made from agar have a crisp texture, rather than the

> jiggly texture of products made with gelatin. Dissolve some agar in

> hot liquid and then refrigerate. The texture of the gelled product

> depends on the amount of agar.

>

> Tony

> http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/index.html

>

[Guest guest]

> > >

> > > hello ,fellow CRONIES. Just bought some Agar Agar , for hunger

> > > control. not very familiar with it. put some in my A.M. coffee.

> did

> > > take the edge off my appetite !!!. Any recipes, hints about this

> > > product will be helpful and appreciated, thanks , deelala1925

> > >

> >

> > Agar is sold in many oriental stores for making desserts and for

> > thickening sauces. Agar is basically a polysaccharide which

> > hydrolyzes into nutritive sugars which is why it takes the edge off

> > your hunger. You could just as well use a teaspoon of sugar or

> starch

> > for the same effect. Guar gum, by contrast, is not digestible and

> is

> > considered a soluble fiber. Guar gum decreases appetite by reducing

> > the rate at which food is absorbed by the intestine and by creating

> > bulk that produces a feeling of fullness. Dietary fiber has some

> > calories due to the short chain fatty acids produced through

> > microflora fermentation in the gut.

> >

> > You can see the molecular structure of agar and guar gum here:

> > http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/carbohydrates2.html

> >

> > Gelled products made from agar have a crisp texture, rather than the

> > jiggly texture of products made with gelatin. Dissolve some agar in

> > hot liquid and then refrigerate. The texture of the gelled product

> > depends on the amount of agar.

> >

> > Tony

> > http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/index.html

> >

>

[Guest guest]

" about 1.5-2.5 calories per gram " ???

For everybody and every type of fiber?

Would that mean that I am having 100 kcals (50 grams fiber) more then I am

aware? Did I become a cow and nobody told me about it ;-) ?

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From: " citpeks " <citpeks@...>

Reply-

Subject: [ ] Re: Agar Agar

Date: Tue, 08 May 2007 12:31:10 -0000

> > >

> > > hello ,fellow CRONIES. Just bought some Agar Agar , for hunger

> > > control. not very familiar with it. put some in my A.M. coffee.

> did

> > > take the edge off my appetite !!!. Any recipes, hints about this

> > > product will be helpful and appreciated, thanks , deelala1925

> > >

> >

> > Agar is sold in many oriental stores for making desserts and for

> > thickening sauces. Agar is basically a polysaccharide which

> > hydrolyzes into nutritive sugars which is why it takes the edge off

> > your hunger. You could just as well use a teaspoon of sugar or

> starch

> > for the same effect. Guar gum, by contrast, is not digestible and

> is

> > considered a soluble fiber. Guar gum decreases appetite by reducing

> > the rate at which food is absorbed by the intestine and by creating

> > bulk that produces a feeling of fullness. Dietary fiber has some

> > calories due to the short chain fatty acids produced through

> > microflora fermentation in the gut.

> >

> > You can see the molecular structure of agar and guar gum here:

> > http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/carbohydrates2.html

> >

> > Gelled products made from agar have a crisp texture, rather than the

> > jiggly texture of products made with gelatin. Dissolve some agar in

> > hot liquid and then refrigerate. The texture of the gelled product

> > depends on the amount of agar.

> >

> > Tony

> > http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/index.html

> >

>

[Guest guest]

No, it isn't quite like Knox, though you use it much the same way. It makes a firmer type "gel", a bit like an aspic. One of the things I love about agar agar is that it sets up almost immediately, not in hours like Knox. If you aren't happy with the way it sets up, you can reheat it, make your adjustments and set it again. Very forgiving stuff, works a charm!Sent from my iPadOn Feb 29, 2012, at 8:46 PM, Terry Pogue <tpogue@...> wrote:

I just ordered some. I've never used it before. Is it the same as Knox gelatin? I want something to thicken the creams I have been making in the VitaMix but I don't like the texture of cornstarch and I don't want it jello like so I thought I'd try agar agar.

Terry

Sent from my iPad

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[Guest guest]

Great. It sounds perfect. Do you mix it with a little cream or water before adding to the stuff wou want thickened? A teaspoon perhaps to thicken say 3 cups of sort if thick but pourable liquid? I have pureed a bag of pineapple which was juicy with one can if cream of coconut and 1/4 cup of dark rum. It's so delicious I want it to set uo like a thick pudding.TerrySent from my iPadOn Feb 29, 2012, at 9:10 PM, Berry <berrywell@...> wrote:

No, it isn't quite like Knox, though you use it much the same way. It makes a firmer type "gel", a bit like an aspic. One of the things I love about agar agar is that it sets up almost immediately, not in hours like Knox. If you aren't happy with the way it sets up, you can reheat it, make your adjustments and set it again. Very forgiving stuff, works a charm!Sent from my iPadOn Feb 29, 2012, at 8:46 PM, Terry Pogue <tpogue@...> wrote:

I just ordered some. I've never used it before. Is it the same as Knox gelatin? I want something to thicken the creams I have been making in the VitaMix but I don't like the texture of cornstarch and I don't want it jello like so I thought I'd try agar agar.

Terry

Sent from my iPad

=

[Guest guest]

Yum, your recipe sounds lucious! Making me drool, lol. I think a teaspoon

would be sufficient-no need to thin it first, just blend it in with a bit of the

mix to get is disolved, then incorporate all of that in. DO tell how it turns

out-sounds so good!

> >

> >> I just ordered some. I've never used it before. Is it the same as Knox

gelatin? I want something to thicken the creams I have been making in the

VitaMix but I don't like the texture of cornstarch and I don't want it jello

like so I thought I'd try agar agar.

> >> Terry

> >>

> >> Sent from my iPad

> >>

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

I will. The flavor is killer good .

Sent from my iPad

On Feb 29, 2012, at 9:51 PM, " " <berrywell@...> wrote:

>

> Yum, your recipe sounds lucious! Making me drool, lol. I think a teaspoon

would be sufficient-no need to thin it first, just blend it in with a bit of the

mix to get is disolved, then incorporate all of that in. DO tell how it turns

out-sounds so good!

>

>

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>>>> I just ordered some. I've never used it before. Is it the same as Knox

gelatin? I want something to thicken the creams I have been making in the

VitaMix but I don't like the texture of cornstarch and I don't want it jello

like so I thought I'd try agar agar.

>>>> Terry

>>>>

>>>> Sent from my iPad

>>>>

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>>> =

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