Q: What carbohydrate from fruit juices is a gel-forming substance important in jelly making?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Pectin, a carbohydrate from fruit juices, is a gel-forming substance important in jelly making. Silica gel, a colloidal dispersion of hydrated silicon dioxide, is formed when dilute hydrochloric acid is added to a dilute solution of sodium silicate. Canned Heat is a gel made by mixing alcohol and a saturated aqueous solution of calcium acetate.

 Choices:

- potassium

- gelatin

- cellulose

- pectin


A:
pectin