... Agar agarcan be used as a vegetarian gelatin substitute, a thickener for soups, in jellies, ice cream .Agar is a ... use as a solid substrate to contain culture medium for microbiological work. The gelling agent is an unbranched polysaccharide ... , can form complex together with other substances, can be used for thickener, coagulator, suspension agent, emulsifier, antistaling agent, and stabilizer. ...