Moisture Content: An empty crucible was dried in an
oven, cooled in a desiccator and weighed. A 5 g of pectin
sample was transferred to it and placed in a hot air oven
set at 100°C for 1 h. Thereafter the petri dish was removed,
cooled in a desiccator and weighed. This process was
repeated once. The moisture content was calculated using
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