Pectin

• Appearance
• Fine powder

• Application
• Jam, jelly, confectionery, dairy, fruit preparations, food stabilizer

• Assay
• By drying: 85%

• CAS No
• 9000-69-5

• Color
• Off-white to light beige

• FEMA No
• No data available

• Heavy Metal (%)
• 0.001%

• Melting Point
• Decomposes upon heating, no distinct melting point

• Molecular Formula
• (C6H8O6)n

• Other Names
• Low Methoxyl Pectin, LM Pectin

• Physical Form
• Powder

• Purity
• >85%

• Shelf Life
• 24 months

• Smell
• Other, Odorless or nearly odorless

• Solid Content
• >90%

• Solubility Tests
• Passes solubility in water

• Storage
• Other, Store in a cool, dry place away from light

• Structural Formula
• Polysaccharide structure consisting of -(14)-linked D-galacturonic acid units

• Taste
• Other , Neutral

• Type
• Other, Low Methoxyl Pectin

• Water Solubility
• Soluble in water

• Appearance
• Powder

• Application
• Used as a gelling agent, thickener, stabilizer in food and beverages, especially in jams, jellies, fruit preparations

• Assay
• 66-72 % (Galacturonic Acid Content, Dried Basis)

• CAS No
• 9000-69-5

• Color
• Light Yellow to Off White

• Heavy Metal (%)
• < 0.001%

• Melting Point
• Approximately 200C (decomposes)

• Molecular Formula
• (C6H10O7)n

• Other Names
• High Methoxyl Pectin, HM Pectin

• Physical Form
• Other, Fine Powder

• Purity
• >= 99%

• Shelf Life
• 2 years under proper storage conditions

• Smell
• Other, Odorless

• Solid Content
• >= 99%

• Solubility Tests
• Completely dispersible in water

• Storage
• Other, Store in a cool, dry and ventilated place, away from direct sunlight

• Taste
• Other , Neutral

• Type
• Other, High Methoxyl Pectin

• Water Solubility
• Soluble in water forming viscous solution

• Appearance
• Free flowing powder

• Application
• Gelling agent for low sugar/low pH food products, dairy, bakery fillings, fruit preparations

• Assay
• Not less than 98%

• CAS No
• 9000-69-5

• Color
• Off White to Light Beige

• Heavy Metal (%)
• <0.001%

• Melting Point
• Decomposes

• Molecular Formula
• (C6H10O7)n

• Other Names
• Low Methoxyl Amidated Pectin, LMA Pectin

• Physical Form
• Powder

• Purity
• >99%

• Shelf Life
• 24 months in original packaging

• Smell
• Other, Odorless or slight, characteristic

• Solid Content
• Approx. 95%

• Solubility Tests
• Forms colloidal solutions in water

• Storage
• Other, Store in a cool, dry place in tightly sealed containers

• Structural Formula
• Polygalacturonic acid backbone, partially amidated/methylated

• Taste
• Other , Neutral

• Type
• Other, Hydrocolloid

• Water Solubility
• Soluble in water