Potassium alginate is a natural polysaccharides carbohydrate extracted from brown seaweed. Its applications are:

Medical industry: can supply the potassium to the body in case to reduce sodium, it's a kind of effective drugs for preventing and control of hypertension. Owing to its functions of lowing blood fat, blood sugar and cholesterol etc, it can be used for pharmaceuticals and health food.

Food industry: As per GB2760-2022 regulations, appropriate potassium alginate can be used in any food as thickener, stabilizer, emulsifier or gelling agent according to production requirement.

Cosmetic industry: potassium alginate is a fine dental impression material and mask plasticizer, which has been gradually applied in cosmetic industry.