Pectin from fruit peel: A comprehensive review on various extraction approaches and their potential applications in pharmaceutical and food industries

The complex heteropolysaccharide pectin has become a versatile biological polymer with possible applications in the pharmaceutical and food industries. Pectin has a lot of potential applications in cancer treatment as well. Pectin is an underutilized resource that is abundant and renewable. Understa...

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Main Authors: Snigdha Satabdi Dixit, L. Muruganandam, I. Ganesh Moorthy
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
Series:Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666893925000477
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description The complex heteropolysaccharide pectin has become a versatile biological polymer with possible applications in the pharmaceutical and food industries. Pectin has a lot of potential applications in cancer treatment as well. Pectin is an underutilized resource that is abundant and renewable. Understanding pectin's physicochemical qualities and functional features necessitates an awareness of its structural characterization, which includes metrics such as degree of esterification, molecular weight, and functional groups. This study thoroughly investigates the process of removing pectin from fruit peels, purifying, and characterizing. The effectiveness of extraction processes, including established and novel approaches, is evaluated closely to determine how they affect pectin production and quality. The detailed discussion includes further purifying procedures to eliminate impurities and improve pectin characteristics. This study addresses the practical applications of pectin as a texturizing agent in the food sector and its possible effectiveness in the pharmaceutical industry as a bioactive molecule and drug delivery carrier. To promote the creation of sustainable and high-value pectin-based products, difficulties related to pectin extraction, purification, and characterization are noted, along with possible directions for further study.
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spelling doaj-art-fb20c5b72a904c8e8b34a9d6b46e53c42025-08-20T02:55:44ZengElsevierCarbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications2666-89392025-03-01910070810.1016/j.carpta.2025.100708Pectin from fruit peel: A comprehensive review on various extraction approaches and their potential applications in pharmaceutical and food industriesSnigdha Satabdi Dixit0L. Muruganandam1I. Ganesh Moorthy2School of Bio Science and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, IndiaSchool of Chemical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, IndiaSchool of Chemical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India; Corresponding author.The complex heteropolysaccharide pectin has become a versatile biological polymer with possible applications in the pharmaceutical and food industries. Pectin has a lot of potential applications in cancer treatment as well. Pectin is an underutilized resource that is abundant and renewable. Understanding pectin's physicochemical qualities and functional features necessitates an awareness of its structural characterization, which includes metrics such as degree of esterification, molecular weight, and functional groups. This study thoroughly investigates the process of removing pectin from fruit peels, purifying, and characterizing. The effectiveness of extraction processes, including established and novel approaches, is evaluated closely to determine how they affect pectin production and quality. The detailed discussion includes further purifying procedures to eliminate impurities and improve pectin characteristics. This study addresses the practical applications of pectin as a texturizing agent in the food sector and its possible effectiveness in the pharmaceutical industry as a bioactive molecule and drug delivery carrier. To promote the creation of sustainable and high-value pectin-based products, difficulties related to pectin extraction, purification, and characterization are noted, along with possible directions for further study.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666893925000477PectinConventional extractionNon-conventional extractionPurificationCharacterizationFood and Pharmaceutical industry
spellingShingle Snigdha Satabdi Dixit
L. Muruganandam
I. Ganesh Moorthy
Pectin from fruit peel: A comprehensive review on various extraction approaches and their potential applications in pharmaceutical and food industries
Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications
Pectin
Conventional extraction
Non-conventional extraction
Purification
Characterization
Food and Pharmaceutical industry
title Pectin from fruit peel: A comprehensive review on various extraction approaches and their potential applications in pharmaceutical and food industries
title_full Pectin from fruit peel: A comprehensive review on various extraction approaches and their potential applications in pharmaceutical and food industries
title_fullStr Pectin from fruit peel: A comprehensive review on various extraction approaches and their potential applications in pharmaceutical and food industries
title_full_unstemmed Pectin from fruit peel: A comprehensive review on various extraction approaches and their potential applications in pharmaceutical and food industries
title_short Pectin from fruit peel: A comprehensive review on various extraction approaches and their potential applications in pharmaceutical and food industries
title_sort pectin from fruit peel a comprehensive review on various extraction approaches and their potential applications in pharmaceutical and food industries
topic Pectin
Conventional extraction
Non-conventional extraction
Purification
Characterization
Food and Pharmaceutical industry
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666893925000477
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