Carrageenin wani nau'in carbohydrate ne da ake samu daga jajayen ciyawa. Ana amfani da shi azaman ƙari na abinci, musamman a masana'antar abinci, azaman mai kauri ko daidaitawa a cikin samfura kamar ice cream, madarar cakulan, da naman da aka sarrafa. An kuma yi nazarin Carrageenin don amfanin lafiyar lafiyarsa, gami da ikonsa na rage kumburi da inganta lafiyar narkewa.
