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      Chemical Analysis of Nutritional Content of Prickly Pads ( Opuntia ficus indica) at Varied Ages in an Organic Harvest

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          Opuntia ficus indica, also known as prickly pads, are an important part of the human diet and are also used as forage for livestock. This is an interesting vegetable due the environmental conditions in which it grows and its resistance to climatic extremes; however, little is known about its nutritional properties, especially in the later stages of maturity. The objective of this study was to determine the composition of organic prickly pads ( Opuntia ficus indica) at differing stages of growth maturity. Chemical proximate analysis and mineral constituent analysis at different maturation stages were carried out in this investigation. As a result, older prickly pads were found to be an important source of nutritional components such as calcium.

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            Cactus stems (Opuntia spp.): a review on their chemistry, technology, and uses.

            Florian Stintzing, Reinhold Carle (2005)
            Although traditionally used as a valuable health supporting nutrient, the vegetative parts of Opuntia spp. plants are scarcely used in modern nutrition and medicine. While all kinds of different Opuntia spp. have been studied, a systematic approach regarding the inter-relationships between the composition and the pre- and postharvest conditions is still missing. Therefore, the present review compiles and discusses literature on the chemical composition of cactus stems, the knowledge on uses in food, medicine, and cosmetics. It is concluded that much research is needed to get an insight into the multitude of bioactivities reported in the traditional literature but also to take advantage of the respective constituents for food and pharmaceutical applications.
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              Processing technologies: an alternative for cactus pear (Opuntia spp.) fruits and cladodes

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                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Int J Environ Res Public Health
                Journal ID (publisher-id): 101238455
                Title: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
                Publisher: Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)
                ISSN (Print): 1661-7827
                ISSN (Electronic): 1660-4601
                Publication date (Print): May 2011
                Publication date (Electronic): 26 April 2011
                Volume: 8
                Issue: 5
                Pages: 1287-1295
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Posgrado en Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, P.O. Box 1–1010, Querétaro, Qro, 76230, México; E-Mail: angel22272@ 123456yahoo.com.mx
                [2 ]Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Valle de México, Campus Querétaro, Querétaro, Qro, 76230, México
                [3 ]División de Investigación y Posgrado, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad, Autónoma de Querétaro, Cerro de las Campanas S/N, Querétaro, Qro, 76010, México
                [4 ]Departamento de Nanotecnología, Centro de Física Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, P.O. Box 1–1010, Querétaro, Qro, 76230, México; E-Mail: marioga@ 123456fata.unam.mx
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                [* ]Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: esther.torrero@ 123456uaq.mx ; Tel.: +52-442-1921200; Fax: +52-442-1921200 Ext. 6006.
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                Publisher ID: ijerph-08-01287
                DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8051287
                PMC ID: 3108109
                PubMed ID: 21655119
                SO-VID: 1b2fffdc-5e13-439b-8d4f-8f708e51eb5c
                Copyright © © 2011 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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                This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

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                Date received : 18 January 2011
                Date revision received : 8 April 2011
                Date accepted : 19 April 2011
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Public health
                Keywords: opuntia,different maturity stages,nutritional content,prickly pads,powder
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                Keywords: opuntia, different maturity stages, nutritional content, prickly pads, powder

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