fruit pectin

fruit pectin
   A substance found naturally in fruits such as apples, quince, and all citrus fruits. Pectins ability to gel liquids makes it a key ingredient in jelly and jam making. You can purchase pectin in powder or liquid form, or use high

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  • pectin — polysaccharide found in fruit and vegetables, crucial in forming jellies and jams, 1838, from Fr. pectine, coined early 1830s by French chemist Henri Braconnot (1781 1855) from acide pectique pectic acid, a constituent of fruit jellies, from Gk.… …   Etymology dictionary

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  • fruit processing — Introduction       preparation of fruit for human consumption.  Fruit is sometimes defined as the product of growth from an angiosperm, or flowering plant. From a purely botanical point of view, the fruit may be only the fleshy growth that arises …   Universalium

  • pectin — pectinaceous /pek teuh nay sheuhs/, pectinous, adj. /pek tin/, n. Biochem. a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, esp. in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals,… …   Universalium

  • pectin — [[t]pe̱ktɪn[/t]] pectins N MASS Pectin is a substance that is found in fruit. It is used when making jam to help it become firm …   English dictionary

  • pectin — 1. Broad generic term for what are now called pectic substances or materials; specifically, a gelatinous substance, consisting largely of long chains of mostly d galacturonic acid units (typically α 1,4 linkages and sometimes present as methyl… …   Medical dictionary

  • pectin — noun Etymology: French pectine, from pectique Date: 1838 any of various water soluble substances that bind adjacent cell walls in plant tissues and yield a gel which is the basis of fruit jellies; also a commercial product rich in pectins …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pectin — pec|tin [ pektın ] noun uncount a substance contained in some fruit, used for making JAM and JELLY thicker …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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