Valorization of Cocoa Husks: Pectin Recovery

Table 3

Influence of number of washings on pectin characteristics and extraction yield.

	Extract concentration
	0%	11.5%	11.5%	13.3%	13.3%
Number of washings	1	1	2	1	2
Extraction yield (g AGA/100 g dry husks)	8.2 ± 0.1	7.9 ± 0.1	8.0 ± 0.1	7.8 ± 0.2	8.1 ± 0.1
%DM	31.7 ± 0.5	31.5 ± 0.6	30.9 ± 0.6	31.0 ± 0.5	30.7 ± 0.8
Acetylation degree	1.4 ± 0.1	1.6 ± 0.1	1.5 ± 0.1	1.9 ± 0.1	1.6 ± 0.1

With respect to the initial volume.
Values are mean ± standard deviations for n = 3.