pectin

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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

The process also activates pectin, an acidic polysaccharide present in many fruits that sets the jam into a spreadable gel.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2023

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

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2023

Q: I read in your column about mixing powdered fruit pectin with boiling water for aching joint relief.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2023

The ocular pectin in their eyes had developed.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George