Pharmaceutical Assessment of the Impact of the Method of Extraction on the Suitability of Pectin from Plantain (Musa paradisiaca) Peels as a Suspending Agent in Oral Liquid Formulations

Table 4

Characterization of pectin from unripe Musa paradisiaca peels.

Parameters	ACEP	ALEP
Equivalent weight (mg/mol)	1666.667 ± 0.032	3125.000 ± 0.065
Methoxyl content (%)	15.690 ± 0.034	8.585 ± 0.006
Anhydrouronic acid content, AUA (%)	99.620 ± 0.047	54.154 ± 0.032
Degree of esterification, DE (%)	89.400 ± 0.006	90.010 ± 0.072
Moisture content (%)	11.785 ± 0.015	6.614 ± 0.006
Ash content (%)	2.560 ± 0.007	4.060 ± 0.006
Crude protein (%)	8.123 ± 0.009	11.633 ± 0.003

Each value is expressed as the mean ± SD (n = 3).