<span style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Agar Agar <br>Also Known As: </span>Kanten, Japanese Gelatin, Vegetable Gelatin or Agar<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>Ingredients: </span>Agar Agar Powder <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>Taste and Aroma:</span> Flavorless <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>Uses: </span>A vegetarian substitute for gelatin, agar agar is primarily used for thickening in: Desserts, soups, ice cream, brewing, jelly, jello, custard, gravy and sauces. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>Substitutes: </span><a href="/products/unflavored-gelatin?cPath=1_50">Unflavored Gelatin</a> (Not Vegetarian) <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>Fun Fact: </span>Agar Agar's absorption properties is the basis of the popular Kanten Diet in Asia, which has shown preliminary encouraging results in obesity studies.</span><br>