pectin

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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

Cranberries are high in pectin, a soluble starch that forms a gel and is used as a setting agent in making jams and jellies, which is why they thicken readily with minimal cooking.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024

If the package includes instructions for a jelly, follow them and adjust the amount of pectin based on the volume of reduced juice.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023

Sugar, pectin and a little lemon juice are the only other ingredients.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023

The ocular pectin in their eyes had developed.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George