pectin
pronunciation
How to pronounce pectin in British English:
UK [ˈpektɪn]
How to pronounce pectin in American English:
US [ˈpɛktɪn]
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- Noun:
- any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams
Word Origin
- pectin (n.)
- polysaccharide found in fruit and vegetables, crucial in forming jellies and jams, 1838, from French pectine, coined early 1830s by French chemist Henri Braconnot (1781-1855) from acide pectique "pectic acid," a constituent of fruit jellies, from Greek pektikos "curdling, congealing," from pektos "curdled, congealed," from pegnynai "to make stiff or solid," from PIE root *pag-/*pak- "to join together" (see pact). Related: Pectic.
Example
- 1. After testing many other compounds , the team tried pectin .
- 2. Apples are an excellent source of pectin .
- 3. A study by the institute of food research has found that pectin , a natural gelling agent , can block the progress of cancer through the body by " sticking " to the protein gal3 , which causes tumour growth .
- 4. Pectin -- pectin is a form of soluble fiber than lowers both blood pressure and glucose levels .
- 5. Apples are rich in pectin , a soluble fiber that has been shown to reduce cholesterol .