Passion fruits were purchased from local fruit market, sorted,
washed and cut into halves, pulp and seeds were scooped out and 2.5. Extraction time
passed through a pulper extractor fitted with a stainless steel sieve
having a pore diameter of 0.7931 mm to extract juice and separate Extraction time of pectin was varied for 30, 45, 60 and 90 min to
the seeds. The peels obtained after juice extraction were washed determine the time of extraction required for maximum yield of
thoroughly in tap water to remove the adhering pulp and soluble pectin from the dried peels.
sugars.
2.