Opuntia spp. as Alternative Fodder for Sustainable Livestock Production

G Pastorelli, V Serra, C Vannuccini, E Attard - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Livestock production is a significant subsector of agriculture around the
world and can be adversely affected by the scarcity of good quality green forage. Among the …

Prickly pear seed oil extraction, chemical characterization and potential health benefits

G Al-Naqeb, L Fiori, M Ciolli, E Aprea - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica L.) is a member of the Cactaceae family originally grown in
South America, and the plant is now distributed to many parts of the world, including the …

Garlic (Allium sativum) peel extracts and their potential as antioxidant and antimicrobial agents for food applications: influence of pretreatment and extraction solvent

IY Hernández-Montesinos… - … Journal of Food …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Garlic peel extracts (GPE) are known to have excellent physiological activity, but research
on the pre-processing of garlic peel (GP) to enhance their bioactivity is limited. The aim of …

Electrochemical sensing of vanillin based on fluorine-doped reduced graphene oxide decorated with gold nanoparticles

VS Manikandan, E Boateng, S Durairaj, A Chen - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde (vanillin) is a biophenol compound that is relatively
abundant in the world's most popular flavoring ingredient, natural vanilla. As a powerful …

Wound Healing Activity of Opuntia ficus-indica Fixed Oil Formulated in a Self-Nanoemulsifying Formulation

AE Koshak, MM Algandaby, MI Mujallid… - International Journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Delayed wound healing represents a common health hazard. Traditional herbal
products have been often utilized to promote wound contraction. The current study aimed at …

Effect of seeds roasting time on physicochemical properties, oxidative stability, and antioxidant activity of cactus (Opuntia ficus‐indica L.) seed oil

I Nounah, S Gharby, A Hajib, H Harhar… - Journal of Food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cactus (Opuntia ficus‐indica L.) seed oil, which is extracted from prickly pear fruit seeds,
might constitute an alimentary source of substances of nutraceutical value. Physicochemical …

Degradation of the lignin in roasted sesame seed hull improves the oxidation stability of sesame oil

Z Qin, MK He, X Gao, JY Yuan, HM Liu, HX Mei… - LWT, 2023 - Elsevier
Sesame seed hulls are rich in lignin. Sesame oil extracted from roasted sesame seeds has a
high oxidation stability. To investigate the influence of roasting on lignin and the oxidation …

Bioactive Compounds and Sensory Analysis of Freeze-Dried Prickly Pear Fruits from an Inter-Andean Valley in Peru

D Choque-Quispe, CA Ligarda-Samanez… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Prickly pear fruits are seasonal and have shades ranging from pale green to deep purple.
Their pigments are associated with bioactive compounds, being sensitive to thermal …

Physical, Nutritional, and Bioactive Properties of Mandacaru Cladode Flour (Cereus jamacaru DC.): An Unconventional Food Plant from the Semi-Arid Brazilian …

ACS Martins, GKVV Medeiros, JYP Silva, VB Viera… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, we evaluated the physical, nutritional, and bioactive properties of mandacaru
cladode flour (Cereus jamacaru DC.). The granulometric profile revealed particles with non …

[HTML][HTML] Development and Investigation of a Nanoemulgel Formulated from Tunisian Opuntia ficus-indica L. Seed Oil for Enhanced Wound Healing Activity

B Bahloul, E Ben Bnina, D Dridi, A Bouhamed… - Gels, 2024 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study is to develop a nanoemulgel encapsulating a Tunisian Prickly Pear
(Opuntia ficus-indica L.) seed oil (PPSO) to assess, for the first time, the in vivo efficacy of …