Sodium alginate
What is the chemistry behind the gelling property of sodium alginate ?
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@utkarsh.singh
The chemistry of alginate gelling is well known..as a food technologist you should be familiar with it.
If not its primarily divalent - univalent ion exchange.The soluble sodium ion in sodium alginate is displaced by calcium ions forming the denser calcium.alginate gel..