Organic vegetable gelling Agar agar natural for creams, foams and jellies Agar or Kanten is obtained from a mixture of algae, available in powder form. Natural slimming prized Japanese (e) is also used as a natural gelling agent in cooking, it avoids the use of animal gelatin. Its advantages are many: it is rich in calcium, but not in calories (10kcal.), dilutes easily and its taste is absolutely neutral. Ingredient: Agar Agar (E406) *. May contain traces of gluten. * Ingredients from organic agriculture. Seaweed extract alternative to gelatin. The gelling allows you Lecker's making jellies, jams, creams and toppings. Dissolve the agar in a cold liquid and let stand 1-2 minutes. Boil at least 2 minutes, stirring. Remove from heat, let cool for use. (The agar gel is cooled to about 40 ° C.) Council: The agar gel can be heated to become liquid. As it cools, it forms new jelly. Note: For the most acidic fruits, ensure to incorporate some sweeter fruits to promote gelation. Juice pure lemon does not gel. Keep away from heat and moisture. How to use It is suitable for all preparations requiring the use of a gelling agent, both savory and sweet: jellies, jams, puddings, aspic ... The gel strength depends on the acidity of the acid preparations will need a little more Agar-Agar. Do not combine with chocolate or kiwi, because they neutralize its gelling effect. Occupation: For jam: 1 c. coffee (about 5g) equivalent to 6 sheets of gelatine 500g of fruit or 500ml of liquid. Bring the fruit and agar-agar to a boil, then add the sweetener of your choice. Reduce to the desired consistency. As part of a diet, agar provides only three calories per gram, it tempers the appetite and captures fats and sugars. It allows you to easily cook fruits and vegetables are essential to health, especially during a diet. It gives consistency to any preparation and can take different forms: foam, custard, etc. terrine. In addition, it restores full flavor. This is important when dieting, to eat things more solid and have a nice visual. We can therefore use to control your appetite and avoid excesses. There is also a system called "Seaweed diet". The principle: eat every day for a week (or more) a drink "magic" before your main meal (see recipe below). You can also to accentuate the slimming effect, add one or two portions of agar in your meals. The rest of your diet should of course remain varied and balanced. There is an average decline of calories consumed in the order of 300 per day. You can also integrate with your tea or slimming tea for a break draining. I do not know any other trick to cooking as simple, and slim at the same time! However, we recommend no more than three grams per day. Slimming recipe: mix 1 g of agar in a boiling cup (tea, coffee, tea, broth, soup), stir well and drink before the water temperature back down to 40 ° C. Drink 10 to 20 minutes before meals Source: "Agar-agar: the new weapon against kilos" - by Anne Dufour and Carole Garnier - Leduc.s Editions Nutritional information per 100 g Energy value 775 kJ / 191 kcal Carbohydrates 10 g of which sugars 0,5 g Fat 0.3 g Protein 2 g Mini crude fiber. 70 g 500 to 2000 mg sodium
