Kukhona eyodwa "kodwa" enanini elikhulu lokupheka kwemikhiqizo ehlukahlukene ye-confectionery: kuhilela ukusetshenziswa kwamaqanda ezinkukhu. Futhi lokhu akwamukelekile kwabadla imifino (ngaphandle kwama-ovo-imifino). Ngenhlanhla, ekulungiseleleni i-confectionery yemifino, i-gelling agent enamandla njenge-agar-agar seyaziwa isikhathi eside - enye indlela enhle kakhulu yamaqanda ne-gelatin.
Cishe u-4% wesisindo se-agar-agar usawoti wamaminerali, cishe u-20% ungamanzi, kanti enye i-pyruvic ne-glucuronic acid, i-pentose, i-agarose, i-agaropectin, i-angiogalactose.
Eqinisweni, i-agar-agar iwulwelwe olunsundu nobomvu, oluncibilika ngokuphelele emanzini abilayo, futhi lapho amanzi esepholile ukuya kuma-degree Celsius angamashumi amane, iba ijeli. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinguquko ezisuka esimweni esiqinile ziye esimweni se-liquid futhi ngokuphambene nalokho azinamkhawulo.
Izakhiwo eziyingqayizivele zamakhemikhali nezomzimba ze-agar-agar zatholwa emuva ngo-1884 yisazi sezinto eziphilayo saseJalimane u-Hesse. Bambalwa abantu abazi ukuthi isithasiselo sokudla esingu-406 esinesiqalo esishaqisayo esithi “E” asinangozi neze. Ukuqagela? Yebo, lena i-agar-agar, okuyiyona nto esikhuluma ngayo. Empeleni, ingadliwa ngobuningi, kodwa ngeke siyidle kanjalo, akunjalo?
Ngokusebenzisa i-agar-agar, singakwazi ukudala ubuciko be-"confectionery" yemifino engeke ibe mnandi nje kuphela, kodwa futhi ibe nempilo! Kodwa njengoba izinzuzo zingekho kuphela ngekhwalithi, kodwa futhi ngobuningi, khona-ke i-agar-agar, equkethe amavithamini amaningi, ama-macro-, ama-microelements, i-hard-to-digest fiber coarse, akufanele ithathwe ngokunganaki.
Ngosizo lwalo mkhiqizo owusizo, ama-jams, ama-marshmallows, i-marmalade, ukugcwaliswa kwamaswidi, ama-soufflés, ama-marshmallows, i-chewing gum nokunye kulungiswa. "I-Confectionery" ene-agar-agar inconywa kakhulu kubantu abahlushwa ukuqunjelwa nesifo sikashukela.
Uma ungakabi umuntu odla imifino, yazi-ke ukuthi impilo yakho izoba ncane, futhi mhlawumbe ibe mnandi kunalokho okwakuyikho, ngoba izibiliboco azivamile etafuleni lemifino!