Product Description
| Categories | Thickeners | |
| Qty in 20’FCL | 10000kg -15000kg | |
| Min Order | 500kg | |
| Origin | China | |
| Packaging | Factory Packaging or Neutral | |
| Certificate | ISO, Kosher, Halal, BRC | |
| E Number | E440 | |
| CAS No. | 9000-69-5 | |
| HS Code | 130220 | |
| Specification | FCC/USP, Citrus & Apple Pectin |
Citrus & Apple Pectin powder, E440, CAS no.9000-69-5, Pectin is used as a gelling agent in a wide range of fruit-based products, such as jams, marmalades, jellies, fruit preparations for yoghurts and desserts and fruit filling for bakery products. Pectin is used in confectionery jellies to give a good gel structure and a clean bite. The typical dosage of pectin in food applications is between 0.5 – 1.0%.
As an experienced Citrus & Apple Pectin manufacturer and supplier, we has been supplying and exporting High methoxyl pectin, DE (Degree of methyl Esterification ) higher than 50 and low methoxyl pectin pectin, DE lower than 50 food grade. for almost 10 years, please be assured to buy from us. Any inquiries about price and the market trend please feel free to contact us, we will reply you within 1 working day.
Product reference
High methoxyl pectin/Low methoxyl pectin Specification
| Degree of esterification | >50 or <50 |
| Galacturonic acid | >65 % |
| pH of 1% solution | 2.8-3.3 |
| Loss on drying, % | <=12 |
| Texture | free-flowing powder |
| Particle size | At least 99% less than 0.250 mm test sieve |
| Colour,Flavor | A creamy-white to light brown, of neutral odor and flavor |
| Ash content | ＜5% |
| Acid-insoluble ash | <1 % |
| SO2 | <50 mg/kg |
| Free methyl, ethyl and isopropyl alcohol | <1 % |
| Lead | <5mg/kg |
| Arsenic | <3mg/kg |
| Total plate count | < 1000/g |
| Yeast and mould | < 100/g |
| Coliforms | absent in 1 g |
| E. Coli | absent in 1 g |
| Staphylococcus aureus | absent in 1 g |
| Salmonella | absent in 25 g |
As a professional Pectin supplier, we’re engaged in export and distribute Pectin for years.
Price trend of Pectin
Raw Materials price: Prices of raw material Citrus Peel and apple peel are stable.
Market demand and supply : demand and supply is stable. Production capacity of the Pectin manufacturers didn’t change much.
Market Forecast: Considering the current market trend, price of Pectin will be stable in the coming months.
The European food safety authority on pectin health shows that the practical pectin helps increase the full suit, accelerate the food in the intestinal peristalsis, adjust and reduce redundant and adipose metabolism of absorption, effective control of body weight; and the postprandial blood sugar, blood fat and insulin in the blood. Pectin, as a kind of water-soluble dietary fiber has the following several physiological functions: effectively reduce intestinal PH value, kill harmful bacteria, and promote the beneficial bacteria increase; Removing toxic substances in the intestinal to assist the human body, in the intestinal tract ACTS as a “man”, it can be all sorts of toxin absorption, dilution, package, and prompt it to quickly out of the body; Adsorption bravery in excess cholesterol and heavy metal such as “negative” nutrients. Therefore, water soluble dietary fiber have prevent constipation, regulating blood lipid, row poison to raise color effect, good for body health of intestines and stomach.
Pectin gluten free
Pectin is gluten free and widely used in gluten free food to provide stronger texture to protein drinks, such as drinking yogurt.
Halal Certified Pectin
Pectin is a structural heteropolysaccharide extracted from citrus fruits, generally recognized as halal.
Kosher Certified Pectin
Pectin is general recognized as Kosher classified as Parve.
Pectin MSDS
Side Effect of Pectin
Although Pectin generally regarded as a very safe and effective supplement, there can be some minor side effects. The side effects may:
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Bloating
Diarrhea
Decrease in Appetite
Mineral Depletion
Application and Uses of pectin
Pectin E440 can be used in Food, Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Health & Personal care products, Agriculture/Animal Feed/Poultry. Pectin is used in food such as yogurt, confectionery and acid milk drinks, jams, jellies and bakery fillings. Pectin is used as a gelling agent, thickening agent and stabilizer in food.
Pectin E440 uses as follows:
In fruit juice
Pectin E440 use in the juice has obvious thickening effect, viscosity properties of pectin, make juice with fresh flavor, can give a person the sense with natural beverage.
In Jelly
Jujubes to join high ester retarded pectin, can make the jelly, soft and elastic, enhance the taste.
In Jams and jellies
Pectin gelation role use in jams and jellies, is supplementing the shortage of the “natural pectin”, and to give jams and jellies with a kind of organizational structure, and making its deformation in the process of transportation, spice, and reducing colloid syneresis.
In citrus pulp beverage
Citrus type with pulp suspension beverage of the main raw material is low ester pectin, low ester pectin use its role make beverage made of stick wall, neither taste pure, of which suspension effect is good.
In ice cream
Pectin E440 use in ice cream emulsifying stability role, can make the particles were distributed evenly, organizational structure is exquisite, improve the stability of the emulsion, To prevent the whey protein isolate.
In Baked goods
Pectin E440 can Reduce use flour, hamburgers, bread, for example, pectin can under the condition of maintaining existing bread volume decreased by 30% in the use of flour. Pectin can effectively prolong bread shelf sales.
In water, fruit acid dairy products
Pectin of the protective colloid stability in acid dairy products, can make the disinfection sterilization after acid dairy products to extend the storage period.
In drugs
It is mainly used for the production of pectic bismuth. High ester pectin has increased consistency, stability of emulsion and suspension, are widely used in the production of various kinds of liquid reagents. Pectin has many biological effects at the same time, the most familiar is the anti diarrhea effect. Pectin does not produce when in contact with the skin stimulation, he has a good effect on the treatment of wounds. And have a lower blood sugar, blood ester, reduce cholesterol, remove lead poisoning, anti-cancer, anti-cancer effect, etc.
