In addition, water and citric acid had been employed to extract pectin from cocoa husks. Particularly, information on the effect of processing methods on the yield and quality of pectin from cocoa husks using various extractants is not available. The objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of extraction conditions
including temperature, time and substrate–extractant ratio on the yields, uronic acid contents, degrees of methylation
and degrees of acetylation of pectins obtained from cocoa husks using different extractants and pHs.
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