Researchers have developed a simple and effective technique involving microwave-assisted heating to extract the polysaccharide pectin from waste mango peel 1. Pectin can be used to produce gelling and ...

The thick, white peel of a pomelo fruit can be used to generate electricity, a University of Illinois study shows. URBANA, Ill. – Pomelo is a large citrus fruit commonly grown in Southeast and East ...

THE Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) is currently testing the technology to extract pectin from mango peels in order to ...

A collaboration between researchers in Cameroon and France is exploring the potential of mango peel as a source of pectin, and could offer industry a novel ingredient with new properties. Researchers ...