Research Article

Valorization of Cocoa Husks: Pectin Recovery

Table 2

Characteristics of pectin obtained with different ratios extract to 99.8% ethanol.

Ratio extract to 99.8% ethanol
1:7 1:4 1:2

%DMAcetylation degree%DMAcetylation degree%DMAcetylation degree
30.6 ± 0.81.6 ± 0.131.0 ± 0.51.5 ± 0.130.8 ± 0.71.9 ± 0.1

Values are mean ± standard deviations for n = 3.