卡拉胶

卡拉膠

kǎlājiāo

noun

Meanings

1 carrageenan
2 red-seaweed-derived gelling polysaccharide (food additive)

Characters

(phonetic: ra/la)

Examples

HSK 6

这款酸奶的配料表里有卡拉胶。

Zhè kuǎn suānnǎi de pèiliàobiǎo lǐ yǒu kǎlājiāo.

Carrageenan appears in the ingredient list of this yogurt.

HSK 7-9

果冻里常用卡拉胶作为凝固剂。

Guǒdòng lǐ chángyòng kǎlājiāo zuòwéi nínggùjì.

Carrageenan is commonly used as a gelling agent in jelly desserts.

Tips

memory

卡拉 is the phonetic loan for 'carra-' and 胶 means 'glue/gel' - literally 'carra-gel,' matching the English 'carrageenan.' The same 胶 appears in 明胶 gelatin, 果胶 pectin, 琼胶 agar.

Stroke Order

卡 kǎ

拉 lā

胶 jiāo