Pectin extracted from passion fruit by employing
acetic and nitric acid presented better properties: high molar mass (4.625
10
5
for acetic acid and
4.966
10
5
for nitric acid), degree of esteri
fi
cation (64.56% for acetic acid and 64.15% for nitric acid) and
content of uronic acids (62.5% for acetic acid and 82.3% for nitric acid).