Agar Agar

Technical agar.Pet food, dental impressions
and insect feed.

Agar agar powders for pet food, dental impression materials and insect feed. B&V offers grades with gelling and thermal properties suited to the requirements of each application.

Dentagar · Insectagar · Pet care

Agar grades for technical applications

Product families

Explore the technical agar agar range

Selected agar grades for pet food, Dentagar for dental materials and Insectagar for insect farming.

Product range overview

Pet care

Application profile

B&V offers agar agar grades for pet food and specialized animal feeding. Grades with tolerance to sterilization are available for canned pet food and other heat-treated products. Agar gels can also be used as carriers for nutritional supplements.

Typical applications

Pet food
Sterilized or canned meals and chewable bone fillings
Specialized feeding
Granular food for small animals and dietary supplements

Functional properties

  • Selected grades withstand the sterilization conditions used in canned pet food.
  • Gels can serve as carriers for nutrients in specialized feeding applications.
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Pet care properties
Product typeSelected agar agar grades
ProcessingGrades for sterilized and canned products
Gel usePet food texture and nutrient carriers

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Product range overview

Dentagar

Application profile

Dentagar is a range of technical agar agar powders for dental impression and duplication materials. Selected grades combine low gelling temperatures with high melting temperatures and elevated viscosity.

Typical applications

Dental applications
Dental impression and duplication materials

Functional properties

  • Low gelling temperature and high melting temperature.
  • Elevated viscosity.
  • Thermoreversible gels with low syneresis.
  • Compatible with other ingredients used in dental materials, subject to application testing.
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Dentagar properties
Gelling temperatureLow
Melting temperatureHigh
ViscosityElevated
Gel behaviorThermoreversible; low syneresis

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Product range overview

Insectagar

Application profile

Insectagar is a technical agar agar developed as a gelling agent for insect feed. It produces firm, brittle gels that break easily, with grades offering medium to high gel strength.

Typical applications

Insect feeding
Gelled diets for insect farming

Functional properties

  • Medium to high gel strength.
  • Firm, brittle gel texture.
  • GMO-free grades.
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Insectagar properties
Gel strength700–1,000+ g/cm²
Gel textureFirm and brittle
GMO statusGMO-free

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Grade selection depends on the application and processing conditions. Contact us for current product specifications.

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Tell us about your application, heat treatment and required gel properties. Our team can help you select a suitable grade.

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