NutraBloom Agar Agar Powder, 100% Natural Vegan Unflavor Gelatin Substitute, Keto-Friendly, Non-GMO, Sugar Free & Gluten Free Seaweed Thickener Powder for Jello, Vegan Cheese, DIY Petri Dishes 4 Ounce

This Nutribloom, Agar Agar Powder has great geling quality and is nice for thickening salad dressings; a little goes a long way. It mixes easily with a whisk or coffee frother. It doesn't really have any flavor of its own so it would be great to use as a vegan option for gelatin as it wouldn't add any off-putting flavors. I'm going to make a no-bake cheesecake that requires the addition of gelatin and see how it works, but I'm not anticipating any issues. The ingredients are clean and the Value is Decent!

There is an amazing traditional Japanese recipe called Kohakutou that requires agar agar powder. It cannot be created with gelatin because he melting point is totally different. Basically, you combine agar with water and sugar and then drop in whatever decoration you fancy (flower, lemon peel, mint leaf, matcha, whatever). It can be made as either a 'jelly' candy or a hard rock candy. Both are amazing. If you grew up with this you may remember pale blue ones that looked like dice!If you want jelly, you want a 1:100 ratio of agar (1 tsp) to 1 cup of water.If you want hard candy with a proper hard, settled surface, you need 1:40:70 ratio with 1 tsp agar, 1/2 cup of water, and 1 cup of sugar.Combine all of it in a pot, stir continuously on high heat until it's fully dissolved. Once it is truly dissolved, bring to a boil and let that go for at least 5 minutes, continuing to stir. Leave no lumps! When done, pour into a glass container and set it in the fridge for a few hours before touching. It should be ready within 2 hours, but best to keep until the next day.You may very well have flashbacks to your childhood when you take that first bite. Amazing!

This is the only product I can use for making vegan cheese. It works great to get it to congeal into a solid state. Has no flavor at all. Vegan and so probably better for the environment. Comes with a measuring spoon and a resealable ziplock bag. Expiration date November 15th 2025 so almost 2 years from the time of ordering although to be honest I have had other bags of agar that I have used past the expiration date with no issues.

I substitute agar agar for gelatin as a binding ingredient in my homemade fish food for herbivorous fish. This works just fine for that purpose. A bag of this size will last me a while.

Google risk factors of taking agar agar & warnings! Especially for infants. Not just this brand, but any & all brands.

I use this agar along with gelatin and it makes it more crispy. This powder is easy to use. It melts after soaking in water.

This is a cabinet staple for vegan baking and cooking... or just vegan jello shots. Great healthy thickener. This is also a pretty good price and is comparable to other brands we have used. Really happy with it, good price, good product. Absolutely no complaints, it works great.

This came in a resealable bag with a desiccant bag in it to soak up moisture, it also came with a scoop. Not sure how big the scoop is, I use my own measuring spoons. I made coconut agar agar. No problem with the bottom layer with coconut water, but for the top layer with coconut milk, even after boiling for a few minutes, I thought the agar agar powder would have dissolved already, but I found it still grainy. I boiled the mixture longer, it didn't change anything. So I poured the white layer on top of the clear layer. I left it overnight in the fridge. The next morning, I tried a piece, the top layer was still grainy. After cutting, I brought it to a party. When I got there, there was a lot of liquid pooling at the bottom of the cut coconut agar agar pieces. Not sure if it's supposed to be like that, or if I did something wrong. I followed the recipe to the T except that I boiled the coconut layer a lot longer than the recipe. I normally get the Thai version of agar agar from our local Asian store, but I don't remember it being grainy or liquid coming out of the jelly.