CAS No.: | 9000-69-5 |
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Formula: | C18h26o19 |
EINECS: | 232-553-0 |
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Pectin is widely used in the processing of food and beverages, such as jam, jelly, fruit yogurt, soft sweets, ice-cream, sour milk or soymilk. It helps giving food a natural, moderate, tart and sweet fruit taste, and charming delicate fragrance flavor.
Pectin is also used extensively in the pharmaceutical industry. The pectin has definite curative effects on some chronic such as hypertension and sonstipation. It can reduce the level of blood sugar and blood fat, cut down cholesterol concentration, and relieve lead poisoning. And it is also used in cancer prevention and treatment.
Items |
Standard |
Analysis Result |
Appearance |
Light yellow powder White powder |
Qualified |
Particle Size |
≥95% pass through 60 mesh |
Qualified |
Gel Degree (USA-SAG, °) |
150±5° |
151° |
Galacturonic acid % |
≥ 65.0 |
91.5 |
Loss on drying % |
≤ 10 |
7.0 |
Ash content % |
≤ 5 |
2.5 |
Degree of esterification % |
66-72 |
70.8 |
Hydrochloric acid insoluble% |
≤ 1 |
0.16 |
PH(2.5% water solution) |
2.6-3.0 |
2.8 |
Heavy Metals (Pb) mg/kg |
≤ 15 |
<15 |
As mg/kg |
≤ 2 |
<2 |
Pb mg/kg |
≤ 5 |
<5 |
SO2 % |
≤ 0.005 |
<0.005 |