It is particularly used as an gelling agent.
It is produced as a white to light brown powder, mainly extracted from citrus fruits.
A totally natural product and is ideal for making excellent tasting jams, marmalades, chutneys and fruit jellies.
Pectin is probably most recognizable to home cooks as the ingredient that thickens jellies and jams and gives them that smooth, sticky texture.
Pectin can also be used to stabilize protein drinks, such as drinking yogurt, and as a fat substitute in baked goods.