Extraction and characterization of sunflower pectin

Chemical composition and rheological properties of sunflower pectin, including gel-point temperature (Tg) were determined. Pectin from sunflower head residues was characterized and compared with low methoxyl commercial pectins. Pectin was isolated using sodium hexametaphosphate extraction followed b...

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Autores: Iglesias, M.T., Lozano, Jorge Enrique
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/97835
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/97835
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:CHARACTERIZATION
EXTRACTION
PECTIN
RHEOLOGY
SUNFLOWER
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.11
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Sumario:Chemical composition and rheological properties of sunflower pectin, including gel-point temperature (Tg) were determined. Pectin from sunflower head residues was characterized and compared with low methoxyl commercial pectins. Pectin was isolated using sodium hexametaphosphate extraction followed by either acidified alcohol (KIM) or HCl solution (LIN) precipitation. LIN pectin resulted with a higher ash content (≈30%).The low methoxyl pectin extracted from sunflower heads had 11% degree of esterification, high anhydrogalacturonic acid content (77-85%) and low acetyl content (2.3-2.6%) on an ash-free basis. Viscosity average molecular weight ranged from 39,500 to 52,000. Sunflower pectin formed gels at high temperatures almost instantly in the presence of calcium ions.