Swallow Globe Agar‑Agar is a vegetable‑based gelling agent (geleermiddel) used in cooking and baking as a plant‑derived alternative to animal gelatine. It comes in individual 7 g sachets—often packed 12 per box—and is used to make jellies, puddings, custards, desserts, creams, sauces or other gelling applications. Agar‑agar powder has much stronger gelling power than gelatine, meaning a small amount can set a large volume of liquid