Okra (Abelmoschusesculentus L. Moench) pectin: extraction yield and chemical composition

• Main Authors: Abd Rahman, Nur Farhana, Al-Sheraji, Sadeq Hassan, Ismail, Amin, Mustafa, Shuhaimi
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Halal Products Research Institute, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60581/1/M21.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60581/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Pectin was extracted from okra (Abelmoschusesculentus(L.) Moench) leaves, pulp (fruit without seeds) and seeds using a sequential extraction with the applications of hot buffer (HB), hot buffer with chelating agents (CH), diluted alkali (DA) and concentrated alkali (CA) soluble solids. The fractions...