Extraction and characterization of pectin from grapefruit (Duncan cultivar) and its utilization as gelling agent

• Main Authors: Khan, Ammar Ahmed, Butt, Masood Sadiq, Randhawa, Muhammad Atif, Karim, Roselina, Sultan, Muhammad Tauseef, Ahmed, Waqas
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40830/1/20%20IFRJ%2021%20%2806%29%202014%20Ahmed%20087.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40830/; http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/21%20%2806%29%202014/20%20IFRJ%2021%20%2806%29%202014%20Ahmed%20087.pdf

Globally, agro-industrial by products such as fruit waste has attained immense recognition to be used for the extraction of valuable functional ingredients. Pectin is naturally occurring biopolymer that is widely recognized in food industry as well as in biotechnology. Keeping in view, current resea...