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Record 1 2002-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Additives
  • Biochemistry
DEF

A high molecular weight, almost odorless polysaccharide that occurs naturally in all vegetable organs. Commercially available as a fine to coarse powder. An emulsifying, thickening, bodying agent for food.

OBS

[It] consists chiefly of partially methoxylated galacturonic acids joined in long chains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Biochimie
DEF

Polysaccharide de poids moléculaire élevé, presque inodore, présent dans tous les organes végétaux. On le trouve dans le commerce sous forme de poudre plus ou moins fine. Émulsifiant, stabilisant, épaississant pour denrées alimentaires.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aditivos alimentarios
  • Bioquímica
CONT

La pectina es un polisacárido que se encuentra en la cáscara de algunas frutas y es la encargada de dar firmeza a la jalea, así como en mermeladas y ates, su concentración varía con el grado de madurez de la fruta, entre más maduras, menor contenido de pectina.

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