Sunflower Pectin

Sunflower pectin is a kind of pectin extracted from sunflower trays, its main component is polygalacturonic acid, with a total galacturonic acid content of about 80%. It also contains a small amount of D-xylose, L-arabinose, D-galactose and L-rhamnose. Sunflower pectin is a light brown fine powder, odourless, sticky and slippery in taste, and can be dissolved in more than 35 times the amount of water to form a viscous colloidal solution, which is weakly acidic. Sunflower pectin is one of the important additives in the food industry, has the functions of gelling, thickening, stabilizing and emulsifying. It is widely used in jams, soft candies, sandwich cakes, solid beverages, yogurt products, etc; it can also be used to make vegetable purees, puddings, canned vegetables, etc. Since pectin is a soluble hemicellulose, it has the effect of lowering blood sugar and blood lipids in the human body, it is one of the excellent raw materials for making health foods for patients with diabetes, obesity, and hyperlipidemia. Therefore, it can also be used for the development and application of health products, which has a good market prospect.