Yes. Pectin is an edible fiber that doesn't exist in animals.
Yes, it is found in fruit and vegetables. It has a high concentration in apples.
Apparently so, it is extracted from cell walls of terrestrial plants and is used as a gelling agent, usually in Jams and Marmalades :)
Vegetarian substitute for gelatine is Pectin. Pectin is made from fruits.
Gelatin is not vegetarian but agar and pectin are.
Is pectin a pork-by product? No. Pectin is made from fruit and used to stabilize jellies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pectin Could a pig be found which has pectin in its digestive tract? Yes, if it was fed pectin.
It's best to get jam with all natural ingredients - fruit, apple concentrate, pectin (from apples). Some sugar is processed using charred bone and is not vegetarian.
1 tbsp of liquid pectin = 2 teaspoons of powdered pectin
Pectin is a gelling that is used in jams and jellies. Pectin is extracted from citrus fruits.
Pectin is composed of polymers.
The ingredients labels often do not specify the type of geletin used. If you are concerned about the non-vegetarian aspect of some gelatins, you could try the L'il Critters Fruit & Veggie variation, which uses pectin as a jelling agent. Pectin is a natural product, often extracted from citrus fruits.
Pectin is not an enzyme but a soluble fiber.
Yes, pectin mainly comes from apples.
Pectin fiber is soluble.
Jelly has to have pectin to be jelly. Pectin is vegan. It is a natural product found in fruit. You may be confusing pectin with gelatin which is made from animal products.