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Which acid is pectin made from?

(a) Pectic acid

(b) Polygalacturonic acid

(c) Pectic & Polygalacturonic acid

(d) Neither of the mentioned

The question was posed to me in a national level competition.

The query is from Principles of Food Concentrates-1 in portion Principles of Food Preservation by Canning and Drying and Principles of Food Concentrates of Food Engineering

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The correct choice is (b) Polygalacturonic acid

To explain: Pectin is made up of polygalacturonic acid.

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