Vol. 12, Issue 10 (2023)

Author(s):
NV Karande, Dr. AA Sawant, Dr. SV Pathak, Dr. PS Sawant and KS Langote

Abstract:
Pectin is an extremely acidic complex polysaccharide extracted from plant materials. Very little work has been done on experimental study for extraction of pectin from Jackfruit peel waste. Therefore, it is need to optimize the process parameters and to identify the best treatment for the production of Pectin from peel waste. Present study investigated for Performance evaluation of pectin extraction unit from Jackfruit peel waste at different temperatures (70, 80 and 90 °C), Extraction period (1, 1.5 and 2 h) and pH (1.8, 2 and 2.2). Optimum values of process parameters for the extraction of pectin for Jackfruit peel waste was found at Extraction temperature 80 °C, Extraction period 1.5 h and pH 2. Highest pectin yield for jackfruit peel were 15.67% (dwb) and 3.05% (FWB). Cost of production for 1 kg of pectin extracted from Jackfruit peel waste was Rs.1982 /- with Benefit Cost ratio 1.4.