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pectin

[pek-tin] / ˈpɛk tɪn /




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In 1941, the company purchased distilling facilities in Virginia and Lyons, N.Y., to increase production, then during the war it made pectin, a vital preservative used in military food rations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026

In addition, I take glucosamine, chondroitin, MSM and pectin to keep my foot and knee pain at bay.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2023

The fiber pectin is found mainly in an apple's pulp.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2023

What if you just took a couple of teaspoons of liquid pectin, or even, if you had small enough spoons, an eighth of a teaspoon of powdered pectin?

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2023

The ocular pectin in their eyes had developed.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George


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