Lambda Carrageenan

[Karen C]

I am trying to locate lambda carrageenan for the pistachio gelato. The recipe indicates the Texturas brand but I cannot find that nor any other brand or supplier. Does anyone have a source or an appropriate substitute they can recommend? I have managed to find all of the other ingredients.

Thank you.

[Anonymous Modernist 310]

According to Textures the hydrocolloid recipe collection they give an equivalence between Lambda carrageenan and CP kelco's Genuvisco. Hope that help you

[Karen C]

Thank you for that information. I found that information in the recipe collection you indicated but I am having trouble finding that product for sale to individuals rather than the food industry. I will try their US phone number today.

The cookbook recommends the Texturas brand but on their websiteI only see that they make a kappa and iota, not lambda.

http://www.albertyferranadria......x-eng.html

I'll keep looking - finding the ingredients for the pistachio gelato is turning out to be much more challenging than I thought it would be. I am having some trouble figuring out an appropriate substitution so I will have to try to read the appropriate chapter more carefully as well.

[Anonymous Modernist 310]

Another potential source:

http://www.ingredientssolutions.com/carrageenan.htm

Good luck and keep us informed

[Anonymous Modernist 393]

For most of the texturas products, you can find them at AUI Swiss, the official US distributer of the texturas products, however they don't carry it so I would look at chef rubber - they have it in stock at $51 for 500gr. Good luck!

[Karen C]

Thank you very much for the information - expensive but I probably won't be able to resist!