Effect of Ripening and Extraction Method on the Physicochemical Properties of Pectin Extracted from Peels of Apem and Apantu Plantain Cultivars in Ghana
Table 1
Physicochemical properties of the extracted pectin.
Parameter
MGD
MGL
MHD
MHL
MRD
MRL
TGD
TGL
THD
THL
TRD
TRL
Swelling index (%)
185.71 ± 0.02
60 ± 0.01
37.5 ± 0.01
120 ± 0.02
57.14 ± 0.1
87.5 ± 0.2
144.44 ± 0.2
69.23 ± 0.01
88.89 ± 0.03
54.55 ± 0.12
50 ± 0.01
100 ± 0.1
Solubility
Hot water
++
+++
+++
++
++
+
+++
+++
++
++
+
+
Cold water
+
++
++
+
+
+
++
++
++
+
+
+
Ethanol
++
+++
++
+++
++
++
++
+++
++
++
++
+
+++, very slightly soluble; ++, slightly soluble; +, sparingly soluble.
