Agar is obtained from (a) Laminaria (b) Porphyra (c) sargassum (d) Gelidium
Agar agar is a product obtained from numerous algae, mainly of the genus Gracilaria, Gelidium and Eucheuma. All of these algae are characterized by belonging to the group of red algae. These algae are small, have a reddish stem and are rich in mucilage, a type of fiber.
