| Others, such as cooking apples, raspberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants and gooseberries, have more pectin and set without any help. |
| Apples are also rich in the soluble fibre pectin, which helps to lower blood cholesterol. |
| The tomato fruit cell wall is composed of protein and three major polysaccharide components, pectin, hemicelluloses and cellulose. |
| Jelly, jam and preserves are all made from fruit mixed with sugar and pectin. |
| As the fruit ripens, enzymes convert this into pectin, the quantity of which reaches its maximum just before the fruit is fully ripe. |
| Some alternatives which produce results similar to gelatin are agar-agar, carrageenan, tapioca, sago, guar gum, pectin, and rennet. |
