NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Alginic acid is a stable, light yellowish fibrous solid or powder that is capable of absorbing over 200 times its weight in water. It is used as a thickener and emulsifier in food, ice cream, toothpaste, and cosmetics.

Detailed explanation-2: -Alginic acid is an FDA-approved food ingredient in soup and soup mixes as an emulsifier, thickener, and stabilizer 5. It is also available in oral dietary supplements and is found in antacids such as Gaviscon to inhibit gastroesophageal reflux by creating a physical barrier in presence of gastric acid 9.

Detailed explanation-3: -Alginic acid, also called algin, is a naturally occurring, edible polysaccharide found in brown algae. It is hydrophilic and forms a viscous gum when hydrated. With metals such as sodium and calcium, its salts are known as alginates. Its colour ranges from white to yellowish-brown.

Detailed explanation-4: -Alginic acid, a polysaccharide from seaweed, is a family of natural copolymers of -D-mannuronic acid and -L-guluronic acid. Aqueous solutions of the sodium salt of alginate gel upon contact with calcium ion to form a stable elastic gel.