APPLE PECTIN for preventive nutrition and therapy

Pectin is a natural structural element of the primary cell wall and the middle lamella of apples. Its physiological functionality in apples are connecting cell structures and influencing the water household.

Pectin mainly consist of the partial methyl esters of polygalacturonic acid and their sodium, potassium, calcium and ammonium salts.

Pectin is considered as a soluble dietary fiber.

Since a long time the beneficial physiological effects of pectin in human are well –known.

Pectin take action in the body via the Enterohepatic Pathway consisting of liver , small intestine and colon

Apple pectin have an influence on

• Cholesterol , Lipoprotein and Bile Acid Metabolisms
• Arteriosclerosis
• Blood glucose level after a carbohydrate rich meal/diabetes mellitus type II /
• Binding heavy metals and their radionuclides .
• Weight reduction
• Gastric diseases
• Hemostasis and wound healing

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