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Two methods to prepare pectin samples from cooking bananas were evaluated by a comparison of pectin molecular weights, levels and solubility. The hot alcohol refluxing method (referred to as hot AIR) caused a reduction in the molecular weight of chelator-soluble pectin in raw banana pulp compared to the method that used cold phenol-acetic acid-water (PAW) to extract the pectin. In addition, the use...