Principle
Fruit juices contain pectic substances, which can be isolated by precipitation with ethanol. Pectins are polysaccharides, which form stable gels with sugar and citric acid. Pectic substance is detected in orange juice.

 

What you can learn about


 Composition and function of pectic substances


 

Benefits


Easy teaching and efficient learning by using interactive experimentation PHYWE-Software

Experiment is part of a complete solution set with experiments for the topic Food Chemistry matched with international curriculum: all topics are covered