卡拉胶

卡拉膠

kǎlājiāo

noun

Meanings

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

Characters

(phonetic: ra/la)

Examples

果冻里常用卡拉胶作为凝固剂。

Guǒdòng lǐ cháng yòng kǎlājiāo zuòwéi nínggùjì.

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

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.

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