pectin

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One of a series of carbohydrates, commonly called vegetable jelly, found very widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom, especially in ripe fleshy fruits, as apples, cranberries, etc. It is extracted as variously colored, translucent substances, which are soluble in hot water but become viscous on cooling.

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After fruit mixture has sat for 10 minutes, add in pectin and lemon juice. Source: Internet

As for the fruit flavour, I think that comes largely from the citric acid and pectin -- many fruits contain large amounts of both, so I'm sure they're readily recognizable to the palate. Source: Internet

In Russia, it is used in addition or as a replacement to pectin in jams and marmalades, as a substitute to gelatin for its superior gelling properties, and as a strengthening ingredient in souffles and custards. Source: Internet

At a recent tasting here in Sacramento of a very highly respected Napa winery (overrated certainly in my book), you could have added pectin to the Cab and made jelly out of the stuff! Source: Internet

A soluble fiber naturally present in apples, apple pectin has been tested in few scientific studies. Source: Internet

Buy some inulin powder, psyllium husk, flax seeds, pectin, glucomannan, or any other normal fiber supplement sold in stores. Source: Internet

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