pectin

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Cranberries are high in pectin, a soluble starch that forms a gel and is used as a setting agent in making jams and jellies, which is why they thicken readily with minimal cooking.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024

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

Your pectin may also be packaged with calcium powder, which is necessary for that particular brand of pectin to set, so be sure to use it if it’s included.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023

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

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2023

The ocular pectin in their eyes had developed.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George