There they were exposed to bacteria which now had the job of breaking the sugar into succinic acid, a colorless, odorless substance that is heavily usedin the foodindustry as a sweetener but can also be usedin the production of a wide variety of materials, including medicines, bioplastics and even laundry detergent.
Carraguard is the proprietary name of a substance made from carrageenan, a carbohydrate gel derived from seaweeds that is widely used as a stabiliser in the foodindustry.
The expansion enables the firm to produce lactose - an ingredient widely-used by the foodindustryin products such as confectionary - for customers across the UK and Europe.