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Agar was discovered by accident in Japan in the mid-17th century. Although we will discuss the fascinating legend of its discovery in another article, today we will focus on the origin of its name.
In Japanese, it is known as kanten, which means “cold sky” and describes its traditional production method of natural freezing and thawing. The term “agar” or “agar-agar” that we use today is of Malay origin.
In the 19th century, Chinese emigrants introduced the Japanese product to Malaysia and adopted the local name “agar”, which means “jelly” or “jelly”. In Malaysia, it is customary to repeat words for emphasis, so it eventually became “jelly-jelly”. When candy arrived in Europe, it did so with the Malaysian name “agar”.
At Agarmex, we are pioneers in the production of agar-agar in Mexico, from the harvesting of algae to the production of hydrocolloids. We produce bacteriological and food grade agar and are working to offer the most complete range of products in the market.
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