Putian Chengxiang District Changde Food Co., Ltd., located in Chengxiang District, Putian City, Fujian Province, was established in 1998. It is a private enterprise that integrates production and trade. The company currently has a registered capital of 10 million yuan, more than 80 employees, covers an area of 40 acres, and has a branch factory with an annual production capacity of 800 tons of agar. It is a large-scale professional manufacturer of food additives - agar in Fujian Province.
Agar, scientific name Qiongjiao, English name Agar, also known as Yangcai, frozen powder, Yancai essence, Yangfen, and Hantian. Agar has a unique and extremely useful property in the application of the food industry. Its characteristics include coagulation, stability, and the ability to form complexes with certain substances. It can be used as a thickener, coagulant, suspension agent, emulsifier, preservative, and stabilizer. It is widely used in manufacturing granular orange and various drinks, jellies, ice cream, cakes, soft sweets, cans, meat products, Babao Congee, tremella and bird's nest, soup food, cold food, etc. Agar is used in the chemical industry, medical research, as a culture medium, ointment base, and other applications.