Citric acid extraction of pectin from tropical fruit peels of passion fruit, dragon fruit and soursop

Pectin has been intensively used as natural gelling agent and stabilizer to alter rheological properties in food ingredients by most food processing industries in achieving desired textural quality. Three tropical fruit peels, the yellow passion fruit, red dragon fruit, and soursop were selected for...

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Main Authors: Liew, Shan Qin, Chin, Nyuk Ling, Yusof, Yus Aniza, Cheok, Choon Yoong
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Language:English
Published: World Food RD 2015
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author Liew, Shan Qin
Chin, Nyuk Ling
Yusof, Yus Aniza
Cheok, Choon Yoong
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Chin, Nyuk Ling
Yusof, Yus Aniza
Cheok, Choon Yoong
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description Pectin has been intensively used as natural gelling agent and stabilizer to alter rheological properties in food ingredients by most food processing industries in achieving desired textural quality. Three tropical fruit peels, the yellow passion fruit, red dragon fruit, and soursop were selected for optimised extraction of pectin using citric acid extraction by varying pH from 2.0 to 4.5 and extraction time from 30 to 120 min. Peels of yellow passion fruit and dragon fruit gave pectin yield of 14.24% and 12.56% with degree of esterification (DE) of 55.54% and 47.88% at optimised extraction conditions of pH 2.37 and extraction times of 58.47 and 64.67 min, respectively. The soursop peel had relatively low pectin of < 6%. The pH of extraction solvent had significant effect on pectin yield where pH 2.0 was suggested for high pectin yield. The passion fruit and dragon fruit peels which have greater capability for producing pectin are recommended for the pectin industry.
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spelling upm-440622022-03-14T04:36:22Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44062/ Citric acid extraction of pectin from tropical fruit peels of passion fruit, dragon fruit and soursop Liew, Shan Qin Chin, Nyuk Ling Yusof, Yus Aniza Cheok, Choon Yoong Pectin has been intensively used as natural gelling agent and stabilizer to alter rheological properties in food ingredients by most food processing industries in achieving desired textural quality. Three tropical fruit peels, the yellow passion fruit, red dragon fruit, and soursop were selected for optimised extraction of pectin using citric acid extraction by varying pH from 2.0 to 4.5 and extraction time from 30 to 120 min. Peels of yellow passion fruit and dragon fruit gave pectin yield of 14.24% and 12.56% with degree of esterification (DE) of 55.54% and 47.88% at optimised extraction conditions of pH 2.37 and extraction times of 58.47 and 64.67 min, respectively. The soursop peel had relatively low pectin of < 6%. The pH of extraction solvent had significant effect on pectin yield where pH 2.0 was suggested for high pectin yield. The passion fruit and dragon fruit peels which have greater capability for producing pectin are recommended for the pectin industry. World Food RD 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44062/1/Citric%20acid%20extraction%20of%20pectin%20from%20tropical%20fruit%20peels%20of%20passion%20fruit%2C%20dragon%20fruit%20and%20soursop.pdf Liew, Shan Qin and Chin, Nyuk Ling and Yusof, Yus Aniza and Cheok, Choon Yoong (2015) Citric acid extraction of pectin from tropical fruit peels of passion fruit, dragon fruit and soursop. Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment, 13 (2). pp. 45-51. ISSN 1459-0263 https://www.wflpublisher.com/Abstract/3926 10.1234/4.2015.3926
spellingShingle Liew, Shan Qin
Chin, Nyuk Ling
Yusof, Yus Aniza
Cheok, Choon Yoong
Citric acid extraction of pectin from tropical fruit peels of passion fruit, dragon fruit and soursop
title Citric acid extraction of pectin from tropical fruit peels of passion fruit, dragon fruit and soursop
title_full Citric acid extraction of pectin from tropical fruit peels of passion fruit, dragon fruit and soursop
title_fullStr Citric acid extraction of pectin from tropical fruit peels of passion fruit, dragon fruit and soursop
title_full_unstemmed Citric acid extraction of pectin from tropical fruit peels of passion fruit, dragon fruit and soursop
title_short Citric acid extraction of pectin from tropical fruit peels of passion fruit, dragon fruit and soursop
title_sort citric acid extraction of pectin from tropical fruit peels of passion fruit, dragon fruit and soursop
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