Pectin

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    9000-69-5

    Molecular formula
    C6H10O7

    SMILES
    [C@@H]1([C@H]([C@H](O[C@H]([C@@H]1O)O)C(=O)O)O)O

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Odorless 79.75%
    Sweet 27.67%
    Caramellic 26.72%
    Burnt 18.27%
    Savory 17.39%
    Milky 17.12%
    Clean 17.09%
    Sharp 16.35%
    Bitter 15.42%
    Woody 13.66%

     

    Flavor
    Odorless 60.31%
    Sweet 49.51%
    Bitter 41.34%
    Sweet-like 28.96%
    Very mild 26.74%
    Very slight 21.77%
    Bland 21.67%
    Cauliflower 21.01%
    Fenugreek 20.7%
    Yeast 20.25%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    -2.3

    pKa est.
    3.48 (weak acid)

    Molecular weight
    194.14 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Melting point expt.

    • 142-144 °C
    • 6.1ºC

    Boiling point

    • 415.5ºC at 760 mmHg

    Flash point

    • 216.81 ˚C est.

    Solubility expt.

    • Partially soluble in cold water
    • DISSOLVES IN 20 PARTS OF WATER
    • Insol in alcohol or dil alcohol, org solvents
    • Almost completely soluble in 20 parts water; dissolves more readily in water, if first moistened with alcohol, glycerol or sugar syrup, or if first mixed with 3 or more pars of sucrose

  • Synonyms

    • (2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid
    • Pectins
    • methoxylpectin
    • Pectin, Methoxy
    • Pectinate, Zinc
    • Pectinate, Calcium
    • CHEBI:17309
    • Breezers
    • Lozenge
    • Mexpectin
    • Pectinate
    • Colyer pectin
    • Methyl pectin
    • Methyl pectinate
    • Throat Coat
    • Marpee NL
    • Marpee OM
    • Lolleez Strawberry
    • Lolleez Watermelon
    • Ludens Honey Lemon
    • Breezers Cool Berry
    • Lolleez Mixed Berry
    • Lolleez Orange Mango
    • Lolleez Variety Pack
    • Lolleez Birthday Cake
    • Sootheez Birthday Cake
    • Ludens Assorted Flavors
    • Sootheez Berry Lemonade
    • Genu Pectin L 200
    • Equate Sore Throat Pops
    • Lolleez Mixed Berry Box
    • Sootheez Watermelon Mint
    • berry breezer throat drop
    • Lolleez Variety Pack Box
    • RefChem:119279
    • GlyTouCan:G91388UH
    • burts bees throat soothing
    • Lolleez Variety Pack 21
    • Breezers Creamy Strawberry
    • Berry Breezer Throat Drops
    • Throat Balm Caramel Pectin
    • Sootheez Strawberry Lemonade
    • Cold Sore Canker Sore Patch
    • Ludens Watermelon Throat Drops
    • 89NA02M4RX
    • INS NO.440
    • Ludens Wild Honey Throat Drops
    • DTXSID2044183
    • Ludens Green Apple Throat Drops
    • Ludens Wild Cherry Throat Drops
    • Sundown Honey Soothers Lollipops
    • INS-440
    • Throat Soothing Creamy Strawberry
    • Lolleez Birthday Cake-Conventional
    • Ludens Blue Raspberry Throat Drops
    • Throat Coat Lemon Ginger Echinacea
    • G91388UH
    • Ludens Berry Assortment Throat Drops
    • Halls Breezers Sugar Free Cool Berry
    • Ludens Strawberry Banana Throat Drops
    • Best Health Berry Soothers Throat Drops
    • LUDENS SUGAR FREE WILD CHERRY THROAT
    • E-440
    • Leader Throat Soothing Drops Creamy Strawberry
    • 232-553-0
    • 9000-69-5
    • Methoxy Pectin
    • Pectin
    • BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANURONIC ACID
    • 18968-14-4
    • beta-D-galacturonic acid
    • 55NG3O9NDD
    • MFCD00081838
    • UNII-55NG3O9NDD
    • SCHEMBL3407163
    • CHEBI:47954
    • Galactopyranuronic acid, beta-D-
    • AEMOLEFTQBMNLQ-DTEWXJGMSA-N
    • DB03652
    • .BETA.-D-GALACTOPYRANURONIC ACID
    • GALACTOPYRANURONIC ACID, .BETA.-D-
    • NS00069811
    • C08348
    • (2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxytetrahydropyran-2-carboxylic acid
    • (2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5,6-Tetrahydroxytetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-carboxylic acid
    • (2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5,6-Tetrahydroxytetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-carboxylicacid
    • 9000-69-5

  • Applications

    Pectin (CAS 9000-69-5) is a plant-derived polysaccharide broadly used as a gelling agent, thickener, and stabilizer in food processing, enabling gel formation and viscosity control in products such as jams, jellies, beverages, and canned sauces. In cosmetics and personal care, pectin serves as a thickener, stabilizer, and film-forming ingredient, contributing to texture and product integrity. In pharmaceutical formulations, it is used as an excipient, acting as a binder or disintegrant and sometimes as a viscosity modifier. In agriculture, pectin is used as an edible coating material for fruits and vegetables to extend shelf life and can be employed as a matrix for controlled-release delivery in agrochemicals. Additionally, as a biopolymer, it can function as a thickener/binder in certain industrial coatings and paper or adhesive formulations.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1.61
    methanol 8.1
    isopropanol 0.87
    water 257.07
    ethyl acetate 0.39
    n-propanol 0.63
    acetone 0.85
    n-butanol 0.55
    acetonitrile 0.46
    DMF 75.89
    toluene 0.34
    isobutanol 0.37
    1,4-dioxane 3.63
    methyl acetate 0.28
    THF 1.6
    2-butanone 0.43
    n-pentanol 0.51
    sec-butanol 0.6
    n-hexane 0.16
    ethylene glycol 48.51
    NMP 58.2
    cyclohexane 0.68
    DMSO 423.15
    n-butyl acetate 0.35
    n-octanol 0.66
    chloroform 0.13
    n-propyl acetate 0.19
    acetic acid 1.32
    dichloromethane 0.31
    cyclohexanone 1.55
    propylene glycol 10.11
    isopropyl acetate 0.34
    DMAc 39.81
    2-ethoxyethanol 7.46
    isopentanol 0.46
    n-heptane 1.0
    ethyl formate 0.36
    1,2-dichloroethane 0.53
    n-hexanol 0.91
    2-methoxyethanol 20.17
    isobutyl acetate 0.07
    tetrachloromethane 0.16
    n-pentyl acetate 0.3
    transcutol 5.62
    n-heptanol 1.01
    ethylbenzene 0.24
    MIBK 0.44
    2-propoxyethanol 5.93
    tert-butanol 1.08
    MTBE 0.35
    2-butoxyethanol 3.39
    propionic acid 0.78
    o-xylene 0.83
    formic acid 48.68
    diethyl ether 0.56
    m-xylene 0.58
    p-xylene 0.25
    chlorobenzene 0.09
    dimethyl carbonate 2.05
    n-octane 0.32
    formamide 45.7
    cyclopentanone 1.43
    2-pentanone 0.56
    anisole 0.37
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1.4
    gamma-butyrolactone 2.0
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 10.37
    pyridine 0.88
    3-pentanone 0.67
    furfural 3.5
    n-dodecane 0.15
    diethylene glycol 22.84
    diisopropyl ether 0.33
    tert-amyl alcohol 0.87
    acetylacetone 1.4
    n-hexadecane 0.17
    acetophenone 0.69
    methyl propionate 1.06
    isopentyl acetate 0.24
    trichloroethylene 0.38
    n-nonanol 0.66
    cyclohexanol 1.49
    benzyl alcohol 0.88
    2-ethylhexanol 0.62
    isooctanol 0.64
    dipropyl ether 1.22
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 0.16
    ethyl lactate 1.31
    propylene carbonate 0.66
    n-methylformamide 13.0
    2-pentanol 0.54
    n-pentane 0.24
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 3.48
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1.51
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 3.05
    mesitylene 0.62
    ε-caprolactone 1.31
    p-cymene 0.51
    epichlorohydrin 1.2
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 0.1
    2-aminoethanol 15.04
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 37.17
    sulfolane 22.19
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.12
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 0.76
    n-hexyl acetate 0.33
    isooctane 0.07
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 4.38
    sec-butyl acetate 0.13
    tert-butyl acetate 0.49
    decalin 0.19
    glycerin 62.42
    diglyme 7.62
    acrylic acid 1.72
    isopropyl myristate 0.22
    n-butyric acid 0.6
    acetyl acetate 0.33
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 0.34
    ethyl propionate 0.34
    nitromethane 3.11
    1,2-diethoxyethane 0.86
    benzonitrile 0.29
    trioctyl phosphate 0.41
    1-bromopropane 0.19
    gamma-valerolactone 5.66
    n-decanol 0.57
    triethyl phosphate 0.6
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 0.39
    propionitrile 0.26
    vinylene carbonate 0.72
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 8.03
    DMS 0.59
    cumene 0.23
    2-octanol 0.52
    2-hexanone 0.26
    octyl acetate 0.31
    limonene 0.82
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 4.41
    ethyl orthosilicate 0.59
    tributyl phosphate 0.26
    diacetone alcohol 2.48
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1.1
    acrylonitrile 0.61
    aniline 0.66
    1,3-propanediol 7.46
    bromobenzene 0.09
    dibromomethane 0.21
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 0.68
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 0.33
    tetrabutyl urea 0.97
    diisobutyl methanol 0.65
    2-phenylethanol 0.96
    styrene 0.17
    dioctyl adipate 0.33
    dimethyl sulfate 9.44
    ethyl butyrate 0.46
    methyl lactate 6.13
    butyl lactate 0.77
    diethyl carbonate 0.28
    propanediol butyl ether 3.71
    triethyl orthoformate 0.66
    p-tert-butyltoluene 0.54
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1.55
    morpholine 4.83
    tert-butylamine 0.57
    n-dodecanol 0.49
    dimethoxymethane 9.86
    ethylene carbonate 0.58
    cyrene 7.52
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 0.52
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 0.23
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 0.21
    4-methylpyridine 0.65
    dibutyl ether 0.34
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 0.65
    DEF 5.18
    dimethyl isosorbide 4.78
    tetrachloroethylene 0.79
    eugenol 1.95
    triacetin 0.7
    span 80 2.65
    1,4-butanediol 4.95
    1,1-dichloroethane 0.11
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 0.35
    methyl formate 4.31
    2-methyl-1-butanol 0.42
    n-decane 0.25
    butyronitrile 0.23
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 0.41
    1-chlorooctane 0.27
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.16
    n-nonane 0.26
    undecane 0.19
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.09
    cyclooctane 0.59
    cyclopentanol 1.29
    tetrahydropyran 0.87
    tert-amyl methyl ether 0.61
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 7.93
    1-hexene 0.15
    2-isopropoxyethanol 2.86
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 4.36
    methyl butyrate 0.37

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction