果胶

果膠

guǒjiāo

noun #82,369

Meanings

1 pectin

Characters

Examples

果胶让果酱凝固。

Guǒjiāo ràng guǒjiàng nínggù.

Pectin makes jam set.

苹果皮含有大量果胶。

Píngguǒ pí hányǒu dàliàng guǒjiāo.

Apple peel contains a lot of pectin.

Tips

memory

果 'fruit' + 胶 'gel/glue' = the natural gel in fruit. That's exactly what pectin is — the soluble fiber that jellifies jam when you boil it with sugar.

Stroke Order

果 guǒ

胶 jiāo