Researchers in New Zealand are exploring the potential of buttercup squash as a source of pectin, and could offer industry a novel ingredient with new properties. Erin O'Donoghue from New Zealand ...

The Japanese citrus fruit Citrus depressa yields high methoxyl pectin in higher quantities than grapefruit and lemon, and could be used as a gelling agent, researchers from Japan have reported. "The ...

Summer might be over, but that doesn't mean we can't still jam. As we welcome fall with open arms and a closet full of chunky sweaters, we also get to usher in the opportunity to smear apple jelly on ...

Global consumption of citrus pectin is expected to reach nearly 10,000 tonnes in 2018, a marginal rise of 400 tonnes over 2017, according to Fact.MR's new study. Overall growth of the citrus pectin ...

Fiber is the frenzied food word of the ’80s; in the quest for rosy-cheeked immortality, we’re sprinkling bran all over everything edible (and a lot of inedible stuff as well). Meanwhile, we continue ...

Pectin is a naturally occurring thickener and stabilizer, helping jams, jellies, and fruit preserves set. Scientifically speaking, it’s a soluble fiber (a.k.a. a type of polysaccharide) found in the ...