Pectin may be harmful when used in excess.

Pectin an edible substance, many foods contain pectin, and there is a stabilizer effect, pectin has a very high fat soluble fiber and vitamins.

Pectin is extracted from the rhizome of plants, most of which exist in the milk of food additives, as long as the normal use of the body will not be too harmful, pectin also has adsorption and antibacterial properties, can effectively remove bacterial toxins inside the intestines, and can lock the water, so there is also a very good anti-diarrhea effect, pectin is now also available as a kind of protection of the gastric mucosa of the over-the-counter medicines! Pectin can effectively protect the film formed on the gastric mucosa, and can stimulate the gastric mucosa cells to secrete mucus, thus playing the role of mucosal protection, can effectively kill Helicobacter pylori, and promote the healing of gastritis.

Functions and applications

Pectin has always been a part of the natural human diet and is a safe, non-toxic, natural food additive recommended by the FAO/WHO Joint Committee on Food Additives (JCFA), with no daily additive limit. Pectin has many functions, for example, as a natural plant colloid, pectin can be used as a gelling agent, stabilizer, tissue-forming agent, emulsifier and thickener widely used in the food industry; and pectin is also a water-soluble dietary fiber, with enhanced gastrointestinal peristalsis, to promote nutrient absorption, to prevent and control diarrhea, intestinal cancer, diabetes, obesity and other diseases have a better therapeutic effect, it is a kind of excellent It is an excellent substrate for pharmaceutical preparations.

At the same time, pectin is a good heavy metal adsorbent, this is because the pectin molecular chain can be formed with the high price of metal ions, "egg carton" like network structure, so that the pectin has a good adsorption of heavy metals; in addition, the pectin has the characteristics of the film, water retention is good as well as anti-radiation.

The above content reference? Baidu Encyclopedia-Pectin