pectin

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The process also activates pectin, an acidic polysaccharide present in many fruits that sets the jam into a spreadable gel.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2023

Farmhouses across the nation practically required at least one of the long-lived trees because of quinces’ natural pectin, an important gelling ingredient in preserves.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2023

The fiber pectin is found mainly in an apple's pulp.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2023

Whether it’s the pectin, the grape juice or the combination is unknown.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2023

The ocular pectin in their eyes had developed.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George