Pectin delays gastric emptying.
The gastric emptying time of 99mTc-sulfur colloid was prolonged when pectin rather than methylcellulose was fed to obese humans. Although the satiety rating was greater with the pectin meal, release of cholecystokinin or pancreatic polypeptide did not differ between the meals.
D005746:Gastric Emptying / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008747:Methylcellulose / Q000494:pharmacology; D010368:Pectins / Q000494:pharmacology*
D010368:Pectins; D008747:Methylcellulose