Pectin: version 1

Saved 2026-09-11 06:59 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **product/05601043130607, Espiga Peach Jam 340 g** (Doce de Pêssego, glass jar): the corpus's first jam (GPC brick 10000217 Jams/Marmalades, Shelf Stable) and its first Portuguese product, brand. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Pectin <!--ingredient-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Pectin
name.pt: Pectina
e_number: E440
<!--/identity-->

## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------ | ------ | ---- |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name    | type     | locale | from | until |
| ------- | -------- | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| E440    | e_number |        |      |       |
| Pectins | name     | en     |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref  | url                                                                        | title                                                                                             | accessed   |
| ---- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| pack |                                                                            | Open Food Facts photos of the 340 g jar: front, ingredient strip and nutrition panel (2022-06-04) | 2026-09-11 |
| fsa  | https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/approved-additives-and-e-numbers | Food Standards Agency: Approved additives and E numbers                                           | 2026-09-11 |
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## About <!--about-->
Pectin is an approved food additive with the E number E440, listed by the UK Food Standards Agency as "Pectins".[^fsa] In Espiga's peach jam it follows sugar and dextrose in the ingredient list and is printed without a class name.[^pack]
<!--/about-->