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Agar Agar Powder

A single-ingredient gelling powder that needs to be heated to dissolve. The product description identifies red seaweed as the source.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphates
$8.00 lowest price at Alive Herbals
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: Agar Agar Powder
Product details
OriginJapan
“Originally from Japan.” — the product page
Shelf lifeAbout 30 to 90 days
“Shelf life is about 30 to 90 days’.” — the product page
82 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as salt, spices, baking staplesLow confidence · Scored on 3 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition facts not available. Scored on its ingredients, processing, sourcing and transparency; the Nutrition part is neutral until we can read the label.Your product? Claim this listing to add the label and it’s scored in full.
Nutrition · counts 5%50
Ingredients · counts 45%100
Processing · counts 20%80
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 20%65
Why it scores 82
Nutrition 50 · Used in small amounts, so nutrition barely counts
Ingredients 100 · Single ingredient: Agar Agar Powder
Processing 80 · Single-ingredient seaweed-derived powder processed into a gelling agent
Sourcing 50 · The brand says products mainly come from Asia and Africa; no specific source is named
Transparency 65 · Complete single-ingredient list, with no product-specific sourcing details
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductionsNone: no added sugar, seed oils, dyes, sweeteners or flagged additives were found.
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Agar Agar Powder
1 ingredient
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives1 additive · no risk
Agar (E406)Gelling agentNo risk
A seaweed fibre; considered safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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