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. 2020 Jun 23;58(2):641–650. doi: 10.1007/s13197-020-04578-0

Table 2.

Degree of esterification of pectin samples (%)

Raw material Extraction conditions Degree of esterification (%)
HCl HNO3
Lemon UAE 75 °C and 45 min 51.13 ± 0.19 50.51 ± 0.41
MAE 360 W and 1 min 51.08 ± 0.08 50.65 ± 0.24
Mandarin UAE 75 °C and 45 min 51.63 ± 0.58 51.16 ± 0.27
MAE 360 W and 1 min 51.09 ± 0.08 51.07 ± 0.85
Kiwi UAE 75 °C and 45 min 50.75 ± 0.34 50.73 ± 0.69
MAE 360 W and 3 min 50.95 ± 0.15 50.67 ± 0.10

Values are mean of three replicates ± SD