Novel hybrid gel beads comprising of pectin and copper exchanged zeolites were prepared using ionotropic gelation technique. The prepared beads were transparent and spherical. The egg-box model crosslinking of pectin was visualised on the surface of the bead. The embedded zeolites maintained their crystallinity inspite of their weak interactions with pectin. Their anti-bacterial properties were attributed due to the copper ions leached from the cavities of zeolites incorporated in polymer matrix. The obtained results proved their versatility as promising drug carriers.