Extraction and characterisation of pectin from dragon fruit (hylocereus polyrhizus) peels

• Main Authors: Abang Zaidel, Dayang Norulfairuz, Md Rashid, Jamaeyah, Hamidon, Nurul Hazirah, Md. Salleh, Liza, Mohd Kassim, Angzzas Sari
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italian Association of Chemical Engineering 2017
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TP Chemical technology; TP1080-1185 Polymers and polymer manufacture; TP155-156 Chemical engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3467/1/AJ%202018%20%287%29.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3467/; https://doi.org/10.3303/CET1756135

Pectins are complex carbohydrate molecules that are used in numerous food applications as a gelling agent, thickener, stabiliser, and emulsifier. Dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) is one of the tropical fruits that belong to the cactus family, Cactaceae. Since the peels of dragon fruit are often...