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Seaweed used to make agar agar under threat of extinction in Chile as demand booms - Global Cosmetics News
Quiz Hub - Red algae obtain their color from photosynthetic phycobilin pigments. Agar and carrageenans are jelly-like polysaccharides extracted from the cell walls of red algae. Agar is used as a solid
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