Citron melon
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The citron melon, also called fodder melon, preserving melon, red-seeded citron, jam melon, stock melon, Kalahari melon or tsamma melon, is a relative of the watermelon. It is from the family Cucurbit
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Tsamma melons in the Kalahari Desert
Pectin
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Pectin is a heteropolysaccharide, a structural polymer contained in the cell walls and middle lamellae of terrestrial plants. The principal chemical component of pectin is galacturonic acid. Commercia
Citron melon
…often it is pickled or used to make fruit preserves, and is used for cattle feed. It is especially useful for fruit preserves, because it has a high pectin content. The citron melon is native to Africa, probably the Kalahari Desert, where it still grows abundantly. The time and place of its first domestication…
Commercially produced powder of pectin, extracted from citrus fruits
Luna Barrera Chamorro et al. Fig. 1