性狀：半透明白色至淺黃色薄膜帶狀或碎片、顆粒及粉末無臭或稍具特殊臭味，口感粘滑                                                                                                                                                       
用途：可用作增稠劑、凝固劑、懸浮劑、乳化劑、保鮮劑和穩定劑。廣泛用于制造粒粒橙及各種飲料、果凍、冰淇淋、糕點、軟糖、罐頭、肉制品、八寶粥、銀耳燕窩、羹類食品、涼拌食品等等。