This ingredient should have rich flavor and have proper pectin to sugar-acid ratio
Fruit
It is a water-soluble substance that causes jellies to set
Pectin
It makes the jelly firm and rigid in structure and is essential for flavor and gel formation
Acid
This ingredient controls the rigidity, strength of the jelly while acting as preservative at the same time.
Sugar
A type of alcohol from wood that is used to determine the pectin content of fruit/vegetable juice. It is usually available in hard ware shops.
Denatured Alcohol
It is a colloidal dispersion of a solid in a liquid which may range from the nearly liquid to the solid state, but is typically a semi-solid and a jelly-like consistency.
Gel
This pectin test will boil a small amount of juice with sugar.
Cooking Test
This pectin test will mix one tablespoon of fruit juice and two tablespoons of 95% denatured alcohol.
Alcohol Test
In this test, fruit juice is allowed to run down into tube for one minute to test the pectin content
Gel Meter Test
It is an instrument similar to a graduated pipette, where fruit juice is allowed to run down the Gel for one minute to test the pectin content.
Gel Meter
