Extraction and characterisation of pectin from dragon fruit (hylocereus polyrhizus) peels
Pectins are complex carbohydrate molecules that are used in numerous food applications as a gelling agent, thickener, stabiliser, and emulsifier. Dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) is one of the tropical fruits that belong to the cactus family, Cactaceae. Since the peels of dragon fruit are often...
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Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC
2017
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