To thicken the food. Why else?
Substances that makes food thicker.
Agar
Univar produces chemicals, pharma and food ingredients, lubricants. Chemicals include additives, surfactants, resins, rheological modifiers. Pharma and food ingredients include: vitamins, minerals, thickeners, colours, extracts, acidifiers, sweeteners.
"Algin" could refer to a group of naturally occurring polysaccharides found in the cell walls of brown algae. These polysaccharides have various industrial applications, such as thickeners, stabilizers, and emulsifiers in food and pharmaceutical products. They are also used in the textile, paper, and cosmetics industries.
Mostly enzymes or starch molecules which thicken whilst heat or liquid is added.
They're both used as thickeners in cooking
Four letter food thickeners are usually either "agar" or "guar." Check if your "u" is correct.
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thickening of the skin
Refrigeration
As thickeners and rheology modifiers but they are also used in resin production as a stabilizer. The resin is then used as the binder in the paint.
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