Sugar beet pulp (SBP) is a by-product of the sugar industry that produces in high amount in Iran. Pectic compounds are natural polysaccharides widely available in all plant cell walls, and consider as an important compound in SBP. Because of some special characteristics of pectin isolated from SBP rather than the pectins extracted from other sources, extraction of pectin from SBP and improvement this process have been attracted so many research in recent years. Consequently, the purposes of current review are (1) introduction of main extraction methods (acid and microwave extraction) are applying in pectin extraction of SBP and practical parameters in these processes, and (2) characterization of SBP’ pectin and it’s modification for special applications.
