Chemical Composition, Functional Properties, and Effect of Inulin from Tunisian Agave americana L. Leaves on Textural Qualities of Pectin Gel

Table 2

Physicochemical properties of inulin obtained from Agave americana L. and commercial inulin (% DM).

Parameters	Yield	Aw	pH	Dry matter (%)	Ash (%)	Protein (%)
Agave americana Inulin	79.12 ± 0.50	0.275 ± 0.013^a	5.53 ± 0.55^a	92.19 ± 0.28^a	2.89 ± 0.31^a	3.46 ± 0.13^a
Commercial inulin	***	0.282 ± 0.011^a	5.98 ± 0.34^a	91.67 ± 0.76^a	1.19 ± 0.18^b	1.58 ± 0.11^b

Means in the same column with different letters are significantly different (𝑃<0.05).