Effect of Ripening and Extraction Method on the Physicochemical Properties of Pectin Extracted from Peels of Apem and Apantu Plantain Cultivars in Ghana

Figure 9

FTIR spectra of extracted pectins from Apem variety (M) at matured-green (G), half-ripe (H), and full-ripe (R) stages using acidic (D) and alkaline (L) media.