about us
Grupo Industrial AlgelTM (Gi Algel) is a mexican company that has extensive experience in the study of products that come from seaweeds.
The forementioned experience allows Gi Algel to have trust-worthy and competitive products in the food industry, such as kappa carrageenans, both refined and semi-refined, Agar-Agar, among others.
infrastructure
A warehouse and a carrageenan standardization plant in Estado de México are part of Gi Agel infrastructure.
It also has physicochemical and bacteriological laboratories that assure a constant quality in our products.
uses
Carrageenans can have different functions and textures according to the use they are given.
Functions
- Stabilization of emulsions
- Stabilization of proteins
- Particle suspension
- Fluidity control
- Water retention
Textures
- Firm or elastic
- Fragile or strong
- Crystalline o murky
The uses given to carrageenans are mainly focused on the food industry:
meat
dairy
candy and sweets
beverages and others
meat
These carrageenans are especially designed for the elaboration of meat products, both raw or cooked, made either by massaging or injection. They allow the development and reformulation of an already existent product line.
Products: ham, chop, bacon, sausage, large steak, feet, hamburger, fresh meat, etc.
Advantages:
- Allows high-performance.
- Interacts directly with the meat protein for the binding process.
- Increases the texture of product allowing a much more natural final texture.
- Makes slicing the product easier and improves its juciness.
dairy
The high reactivity of the carragenan when combined with the protein of the link causes the formation of gels and water retention. This allows the stabilization and gelification of dairy products.
Product: ice-cream, milk, drinkable and thick yogurt, cream, chocolate milk, cheese and cheese analogue, etc.
Advantages:
- Provides stability.
- Does not allow the seclusion of particles and prevents the separation of the lipid and aqueous phase.
- Gives firmness to the product by forming gels.
- Increases the creaminess of the product.
candy and sweets
In this case, carrageenans are used to keep the textures soft and attractive. The use of Kappa or Iota carrageenan makes it possible to obtain jello-like desserts
Products: jello, jelly, chewing gum, jelly fruit candy, bread gloss, jam, fruit caramel, meringue, comfits, etc.
Advantages:
- Offers a wide variety of textures.
- Transparent gels that are stable at room temperature.
- Does not require refrigeration to set.
- Low syneresis.
- Makes removing the product from molds easier and improves the release of flavors.
beverages and others
The excellent benefits provided by the carrageenans make them a great choice to use in the preparation of some beverages and sauces.
Products: dressings, syrup, sauces, beer, wine, vinegar, soy-based beverages, lfruit juice (liquid and powder forms), etc.
Advantages:
- Helps the suspension of particles.
- Works as a thickening agent.
- Gives brightness to the product.
- Phase stabilizer.
- Controls the viscosity of the product.
products
Carrageenans y gums
Standardized semi-refined Kappa carrageenans
- Ibergel 5H
- Secogel EC
- Secogel EC
- Secogel EC
- Secogel EC
Standardized refined Kappa carrageenans
- Secogel TC
- Secogel MF
Agar-Agar
- Konjac
- Algarrobo
- Xantana
agrochemical and
organic division
Gi Algel has a very successful agrochemical and organic division with nationally and internationally recognised products, such as fertilizers and root stimulants.
Concentrated extract of two seaweed: Macrocystis pyrifera y Gelidium robustum, which are harvested in the coast of Baja California and have a very high commercial and nutritional value.
Root stimulant, a mixture of algae extracts and humic acids used in irrigation systems.
Liquid extract made of guano from sea birds that live in the coast of Baja California. This extract is designed mainly to use on organic crops. Its components, such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are immediately bioavailable.
Regional distributors of
branches
nationwide coverage
Cd. Guzmán - Jalisco
Zamora - Michoacán
Moroleón - Guanajuato
Ciudad de México
Estado de México
Algas Pacific
Algel
branches
nationwide coverage
business partners
Gi Algel has the commercial representation of ROKO, a Spanish company and global lider in the manufacturing of Agar-Agar; Pidafoods, a company with extensive experience in the food additive market; and Algas Pacific, a mexican enterprise dedicated to the production of agrochemical and organic products for crops.
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Grupo Industrial Algel S.A. de C.V.® , 2017.
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