The anti free-radical,antihyperglycemic and anti-tumor effect of the fleshy fruit(EFF) and fleshy leaf(EFY) extract on Camellia oleifera Abel were investigated.
Pectose exists in the fleshy pulp of unripe fruit;during the process of ripening it changes to pectin;by cooking, pectin is changed to pectosic acid, and by longer cooking to pectic acid.