EDEN Agar Agar Flakes are a traditional odorless, tasteless sea vegetable gelatin created by a long, slow process that combines a mixture of red algae sea vegetables of the Gelidium and Gracilaria species. EDEN Agar Agar is highly prized as a natural, pure vegetable quality gelatin and a much healthier alternative to commercial animal, chemical gelatins. EDEN Agar Agar Flakes are the perfect all-purpose gelatin. Use in making desserts such as puddings, custards, mousse, jello, preserves, jams, and pie fillings. Also use to make a variety of vegetable, bean, noodle, and fruit aspics. Fruit aspics are referred to as 'kanten' in Japanese and macrobiotic cookbooks.