La pectine

Pectin is a substance of vegetable origin attached to carbohydrates that found in large quantities in the seeds and peel some fruits such as quince, apples, currants or citrus.Associated with acids and sugars in fruit pectin causes gelation. Also, to make jams or jellies with fruit that do not contain much like peaches, strawberries, or pineapple, add pectin. This ingredient is either of natural origin (often derived from dried apple pomace or pulp orange) or industrial. In this case, the pectin is added sugar and sold under the name "gelling sugar".
In addition, the food industry pectin is widely used as a thickening agent or as texturizing food under the E number 440. But if the pectin is often used in cooking, it also has a great interest in the medical, because biochemical constituent located in the plant cell wall possesses entéroabsorbantes. That is to say, it is able to absorb heavy metals and radionuclides during its passage through the digestive tract.


Indeed, studies on the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster showed the efficacy of pectin to absorb and eliminate radioactive cesium 137 in the body irradiated children. That is why these children are cared for by pectin cures. Recently, it has been shown that apple pectin was also particularly effective in the control of cholesterol in the blood and therefore in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

In addition, pectin, due to its absorption capacity, is transformed into gel in the stomach on contact with water and increases in volume, causing a feeling of satiety. This explains why many slimming diets advocate the use of apple pectin as "appetite."
This precious substance can be made in home cooking apple tart that was just chopped or without removing the skin or seeds. Once the apples are reduced sauce, poured into a cloth and let it all drain without pressing apples. After a few hours, poured the juice collected in a pot to boil 20 min, then added lemon juice and back to a boil before removing any fire.This pectin house keeps 1 month in the refrigerator will make delicious jams and jellies because of a cup of pectin for a cup of fruit juice or fruit and a cup and a half of sugar that we will cook about ten minutes.