carrageen

Thân thiện

A chef adds carrageen to a simmering pot of soup.

Definition

Noun 1. A dark purple edible seaweed: Carrageen refers to a specific type of red algae (seaweed) that is edible and found on the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America. It is known for its gelatinous properties when processed.

Usage Notes

• is typically used as a mass noun (uncountable) when referring to the seaweed as a substance or ingredient.
• It is often used in contexts related to food, cooking, and natural products.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The chef collected fresh carrageen from the rocky shore to make a traditional pudding.
  • Carrageen is valued for its natural thickening properties.
  • This dessert is set using carrageen, not animal gelatin.

Advanced Usage

• "Carrageenan": This is the refined extract or powder derived from carrageen seaweed, widely used as a thickening and stabilizing agent in the food industry (e.g., in dairy products, toothpaste).
  • The ingredient list includes carrageenan, which comes from carrageen.

Variants and Related Words

• Carrageenan (or Carragheen) (noun): The commercially extracted polysaccharide from carrageen seaweed.
• Irish moss (noun): A common name for carrageen, especially in culinary contexts.
• Chondrus crispus (noun): The scientific (Latin) name for the species of red algae known as carrageen.

Synonyms

• Irish moss
• (Scientific) Chondrus crispus

Notes on Different Meanings

• The word refers specifically to the seaweed itself. Its primary commercial derivative, , is a related but distinct substance used as a food additive.

Học thuật

Noun

1. dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Irish moss
• carageen
• carragheen
• Chondrus crispus