Opuntia ficus-indica, commonly referred to as prickly pear or nopal cactus, is a
dicotyledonous angiosperm plant. It belongs to the Cactaceae family and is characterized by …

Consumer interest in foods with enhanced nutritional quality has increased in recent years.
The nutritional and bioactive characterization of fruits and their byproducts, as well as their …

Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) belongs to the family Cactaceae. Family Cactaceae is reported
to contain about 130 genera and nearly 1500 species. This plant is native of Mexico and it is …

Abstract Opuntia ficus‐indica (OFI), widely recognized as prickly pear, is native to Mexico
and it is distributed in many areas of the world because of its socioeconomic, agronomic …

Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill is belonging to the family Cactaceae. The chemical composition
of the pulp and peel of cactus showed that pulp has high content of proteins, moisture and …

The cactus, Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.(OFI) belongs to the Cactaceae family, which
contains about 130 genera and nearly 1600 species. This review aims to evaluate this plant …

Various dried (by-) products from the Tunisian O. ficus-indica were elucidated for their
proximate composition, fatty acid (FA) composition, inorganic elements, sugars, and …

The beneficial nutrients and biologically active ingredients extracted from plants have
received great attention in the prevention and treatment of several diseases, including …

El nopal (Opuntia spp.), es una cactácea que se encuentra presente en zonas áridas y
semiáridas, con gran diversidad de especies y amplia distribución geográfica en México …

The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of using various by-products (orange and
apple pomace, tomato peel, pepper peel, prickly pear peel, and prickly pear seed peel) on …