The discovery of the high level of PE in the jelly fig excited researchers. Pectins are used in food processing to make such things as sweets, salad dressing or ice cream, and can also be used to make medicinal products such as antidiarrheal preparations, blood coagulants, and blood plasma substitutes. Hence pectin substances have long been an important research topic for scientists in the field of horticultural produce processing.
愛玉的果膠酯 + 讓研究人員眼睛為之一亮，果膠在食品加工上可以用來製造糖果、沙拉、冰淇淋，也可以製成整腸劑、凝血劑、血漿代用品等醫療物品，因此果膠一直是園產加工研究人員的重要研究材料。