shows the neutral sugar and GalA composition in purified EHF pectin and MHF pectin extracted by the three different methods. The total amount of neutral and acidic sugar residues present in the purified pectins were ∼56% w/w for EHF pectin and ∼64% w/w for MHF pectin. GalA was the main component of the total-NSP as expected in pectin. The percentage of GalA ranged from ∼29% to 49% w/w (EHF) and from ∼52% to 59% w/w (MHF) based on the total dry weight of the purified pectin.