Sanchi agar agar flakes 15g kanten commonly called agar agar in the west is a vegetarian alternative to gelatine made from seaweeds a traditional japanese product it has been made in the same way for several centuries at the coldest time of the year sanchi agar agar is made from eight different varieties of a red seaweed called tengusa grass from heaven agar agar contains no artificial colours preservatives or flavours and is free of msg nuts soya and dairy it is suitable for ve