The interaction between milk and carrageenan is widely exploited in the manufacture of milk gels and stabilisation of dairy products. Gelation of mixtures with milk proteins and kappa-carrageenan or iota-carrageenan have been examined (Xu et al. 1992; Lynch and Mulvihill 1996). Gels with a range of textures may be obtained by combining kappa- and iota-carrageenan. In this work, the characteristics of mixtures containing milk, kappa- and iota-carrageenan were examined.