... ice In food industry 1 Stabilizer Replacing starch and carrageenan, sodium alginate can be used in beverage, dairy products, iced ... products. 2 Thickener and emulsion As food additive, sodium alginate mainly used in sala flavoring, pudding jam, tomato ketchup ... and the canned products. 3 Hydration Sodium alginate can make noodle, vermicelli and rice noodle more cohesiveness ...