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. 2022 Sep 2;11(17):2683. doi: 10.3390/foods11172683

Table 1.

Sources of pectin and the extraction methods.

Source Pectin Yield Extraction Method References
Citrange 29% (w/w) of dried albedos Acidic extraction with a solution of 1 M H2SO4 and electromagnetic induction heating [71]
Lime peel 5.20 to 23.59% Acidic extraction with hydrochloric or citric acid and microwave and conventional heating methods [72]
Grapefruit peel 23.44–26.74% Acidic extraction with 0.5 M HCl using ultrasound-assisted heating extraction [73]
Apple pomace 5.7–16.8% Acidic extraction with 5% (w/v) citric acid [74]
Apple pomace 13.75–17.82 g % of pectin on a dry basis Acidic extraction with citric or nitric acids [75]
Cocoa husk 2.0–9.0% Acidic extraction with HCl using microwave heating [50]
Cocoa husks 3.38–7.62% Acidic extraction with citric acid or hydrochloric acid at pH 2.5 or 4.0 [76]
Sunflower heads 15–25% Alkaline washing, 16 °C for 25 min at pH 5–7, 28:1 solvent:solid ratio [51]
Sugar beet 4.37–28.84% Enzymatic extraction with xylanase, cellulase and their mixtures (1–4 h), and ultrasound-assisted treatments [77]
Sugar beet (pressed,
ensiled and dried pulp)
13–19% Acid method or a commercial cellulase [78]
Pumpkin 10.03 and 8.08 g/100 g Enzymatic extraction by cellulase and α-amylase [53]
Watermelon WRP yield (13.4%), Acidic extraction by 1 M HCl solution [79]
Watermelon 14.2–19.35% Acidic extraction with 0.1 M nitric acid for 1 h [54]
Pears 68.40–42.00 (g ethanol insoluble material/100 g material) dry basis of material processed;
6.84–4.20 (g ethanol insoluble material/100 g material) dry basis of material processed
Enzymatic extraction by a recombinant polygalacturonase [55]
Potato pulp 14.34–4.08% Acidic extraction with HCl, H2SO4, HNO3, citric acid and acetic acid [56]
Sugar beet pulp 6.3% to 23.0%, Acidic extraction by citric acid [62,80]
Banana peels 15.89–24.08% Acidic extraction by citric acid [81]
Mango peel pectin 13.85% Acidic extraction at pH 1.5 by 2 M HCl using the microwave-assisted technique [82]
Linseed seed 0.35–0.65% Alkaline extraction procedure, 0.1 M HCl at pH 2 [70]
Pomegranate peel pectin 8.5%, Acidic extraction using 1 M nitric acid. [83]
Palmyra palm 102.3–105.8 (g kg−1) Acidic extraction using 0.1 mol/L HNO3 [84]
Cashew apple pomace 10.7% to 25.3% dried raw material Acid extraction conditions with 1 N HNO3 [35]
Gold kiwifruit pectin 4.00 to 5.40% (w/w) on dry matter basis Enzymatic extraction (Celluclast 1.5 L, Cytolase CL, Cellulyve TR 400 and NS33048) [85]
Pistachio 10.3–12.0% Acidic extraction using citric acid, hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid with ultrasound-assisted extraction [86]
Mangosteen rind pectin 1.16 ± 0.17% Acidic extraction using H2SO4 at pH 2 [87]
Artichoke 65.9 ± 2.1 mg/100 mg Enzyme extraction using Viscozyme® L Novozymes [88]