ALG	alginate
CaHMB	calcium β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate
M/G ratios	mannuronic/guluronic acids ratios
LVR	linear viscoelastic region
FTIR	Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
cryo-SEM	cryo-scanning electron microscopy
LF-NMR	low-field NMR
CPMG	Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill sequence
T 2	transverse spin-spin
TGA	thermal gravimetric analysis
DTG	derivative thermogravimetric