Below is general information about the effectiveness of the known ingredients contained in the product Agar Agar Powder. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
INSUFFICIENT RELIABLE EVIDENCE to RATE
Below is general information about the safety of the known ingredients contained in the product Agar Agar Powder. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
LIKELY SAFE ...when used orally in food amounts. Agar has Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status as a food additive in the US (4912).
POSSIBLY SAFE ...when used orally and appropriately in medicinal amounts (12,30496). Agar 180 grams daily has been added to the diet with apparent safety for 12 weeks (30496).
CHILDREN: POSSIBLY SAFE
when used orally and appropriately, short-term.
Agar has been used with apparent safety in infants in doses of 0.5-2 grams daily for up to 5 days or 300 mg/kg twice daily for up to 7 days (30491,30493,30504,30505,30507,30512,30516,30517,30519,103245).
PREGNANCY AND LACTATION:
Insufficient reliable information available; avoid using.
Below is general information about the interactions of the known ingredients contained in the product Agar Agar Powder. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
Agar forms a thick gel, which may disrupt the absorption of nutrients and medications. Animal research suggests that consuming a diet consisting of 5% to 10% agar alters the absorption of nutrients from the diet (22363,40007). In one study, consuming a diet composed of 10% agar reduced the absorption of all evaluated minerals (40007). Theoretically, agar may also impair the absorption of oral drugs (19).
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Below is general information about the adverse effects of the known ingredients contained in the product Agar Agar Powder. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
General ...Orally, no adverse effects have been reported; however, a thorough evaluation of safety outcomes has not been conducted. Rarely, phytobezoars and esophageal or bowel obstruction have been reported after ingestion of high-fiber foods, such as agar (12,30500).
Gastrointestinal ...Orally, phytobezoars, which are concentrations of fruit and vegetable fibers in the gastrointestinal tract, have been rarely reported following ingestion of high-fiber foods, such as agar (30500). Esophageal or bowel obstruction has also been reported when agar is consumed without sufficient fluid intake (12).