Parameters (%) Acid Soluble Pectin
White Type Red Type
Moisture 6.20 5.22
Ash 4.20 4.40
Ash Alkalinity 1.14 0.62
Methoxyl Content 3.07 2.45
Acetyl Content 0.61 0.60
Degree of Esterification 57.54 56.56
Equivalent Weight 1041,00 1428,00
Anhydrouronic acid(AUA) 33.9 36.04
Protein 0.13 0.09
Intrinsic Viscosity 2.0 3.25
Molecular Weight x104 3.981 6.310
Calcium mg/100g 0.09 0.07
Magnesium mg/100g 0.02 0.01
Each value is a mean of duplicate determinations
Table 5: Properties of Acid Soluble Pectic Fraction.