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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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  • Margarita I. Hernández-Urbiola

    (Posgrado en Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, P.O. Box 1–1010, Querétaro, Qro, 76230, México
    Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Valle de México, Campus Querétaro, Querétaro, Qro, 76230, México)

  • Esther Pérez-Torrero

    (Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Valle de México, Campus Querétaro, Querétaro, Qro, 76230, México
    División de Investigación y Posgrado, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad, Autónoma de Querétaro, Cerro de las Campanas S/N, Querétaro, Qro, 76010, México)

  • Mario E. Rodríguez-García

    (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)

Abstract

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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  • Margarita I. Hernández-Urbiola & Esther Pérez-Torrero & Mario E. Rodríguez-García, 2011. "Chemical Analysis of Nutritional Content of Prickly Pads ( Opuntia ficus indica ) at Varied Ages in an Organic Harvest," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 8(5), pages 1-9, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:8:y:2011:i:5:p:1287-1295:d:12157
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