Physicochemical and Antimicrobial Properties of Cocoa Pod Husk Pectin Intended as a Versatile Pharmaceutical Excipient and Nutraceutical

Table 1

Some physicochemical properties of hot water soluble CPH pectin.

Parameter	Value
Yield on extraction (%)	23.3 ± 2.00
	10.5 ± 0.04
Moisture content (%)	0.19 ± 0.06
Ash value (%)	1.0
pH (1% w/v @ 25°C)	6.73 ± 0.06
	3.43 ± 0.06
Swelling index
0.1 M HCl	357.3 ± 4.6
Phosphate buffer pH 6.8	274.7 ± 4.6
Distilled water	360.0 ± 0.0
Degree of esterification (%)	26.8 ± 2.5
Precompression properties
Bulk density (g/mL)	1.881
Tapped density (g/mL)	2.200
Hausner ratio	1.17
Compressibility index (%)	14.58
Angle of repose (°)	37.97

Citric acid soluble pectin.