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Q.

Hydrocolloid carrageen is obtained from :

  1. A

    Chlorophyceae and Phaeophyceae

  2. B

    Phaeophyceae and Rhodophyceae

  3. C

    Rhodophyceae only

  4. D

    Phaeophyceae only

Solution

Carrageenan is a sulphated polysaccharide extracted exclusively from certain species of red algae (Rhodophyceae), such as Chondrus.

It is widely used as a thickening, gelling, and stabilising agent in food and pharmaceutical industries.

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