Photos

Structure of polymannuronic acid segments found in alginate (2004)

Open carob pod (black & white version) (2004)

Open carob pods.  Source CyberColloids (2004)

Ripe green Carob pods growing on a tree in Majorca. Source CyberColloids (2003)

Carob splits produced by breaking open the seed and removing the seed coat and germ (2004)

A wild Carob tree in Majorca (2004)

Stained cells from Eucheuma cottonii in semi refined carrageenan (2004)

Carrageenan production flow chart. Source CyberColloids (2004)

Guar pods and seeds (2004)

Young konjac plant ready for planting out.  Source Andi Johnson (2004)

Konjac plantation in China. Source Andi Johnson (2004)

Molecular structure of locust bean gum (LBG). Source CyberColloids (2004)

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Fucus seaweed (2004)

Gigartina skottsbergii from Hookers point, Falkland Island (2005)

Shore cast Laminaria off the coast of Ireland (2004)

Shore cast Laminaria (2004)

Micrographs from CSLM of 10% wt WPI gels in 24 mM CaCl2 (top) alone and (bottom) in the presence of 1% wt κ-carrageenan. White areas correspond to fluorescently-labelled protein. (top) shows a comparatively homogeneous network of agglomerated protein.

Corn starch granules at 1000 magnification (2004)

Potato starch granules on an optical microscope at 1000 magnification (2004)