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
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
Q: As I was taking my daily glass of pectin in grape juice, I got to wondering if the grape juice is important.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
Does it play an active role, or is it just a medium for the pectin, to make it more palatable or easier to consume?
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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