Chemical Characterization of Sicilian Prickly Pear (Opuntia ficus indica) and Perspectives for the Storage of Its Juice

2000 ◽  
Vol 48 (11) ◽  
pp. 5424-5431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Gurrieri ◽  
Laura Miceli ◽  
C. Maria Lanza ◽  
Filippo Tomaselli ◽  
Raffaele P. Bonomo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Characterization ◽  
Prickly Pear ◽  
Opuntia Ficus Indica

scholarly journals Characterization of Micronutrients, Bioaccessibility and Antioxidant Activity of Prickly Pear Cladodes as Functional Ingredient

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 2176
Author(s):  
Meriam Missaoui ◽  
Isabella D’Antuono ◽  
Massimiliano D’Imperio ◽  
Vito Linsalata ◽  
Sadok Boukhchina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Dietary Fibre ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Chemical Characterization ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Prickly Pear ◽  
Functional Ingredient ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Ferulic Acids

The Opuntia ficus indica (L.) (OFI) is used as a nutritional and pharmaceutical agent in various dietary and value added products. This study underlines the possible use of native prickly pear cladode powder as a functional ingredient for health-promoting food production. To summarise, chemical characterization of polyphenols, minerals and soluble dietary fibre was performed; furthermore, the antioxidant activity and bioaccessibility of polyphenols and minerals were assessed. Eleven compounds between phenolic acids and flavonoids were identified, with piscidic acid and isorhamnetin derivatives being the most abundant. Opuntia’s dietary fibre was mainly constituted of mucilage and pectin, and was composed of arabinose, galactose, glucose, mannose, rhamnose, and xylose sugars. The polyphenols’ bioaccessibility was very high: piscidic acid at 200%, eucomic and ferulic acids >110% and flavonoids from 89% to 100%. The prickly pear cladode powder is also a source of minerals, as cations (calcium, sodium, potassium and magnesium) and anions (sulphate and chloride), with high magnesium bioaccessibilty (93%). OFI powder showed good capacity of radical scavenging measured by DPPH and ABTS methods, with 740 and 775 μmol Trolox/100 g OFI, respectively. Finally, the presented results allow the consideration of this natural product as a source of several essential nutrients, with a possible use in the food industry as a functional ingredient.

CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA SEED OIL

2002 ◽  
pp. 283-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Salvo ◽  
E.M. Galati ◽  
S. Lo Curto ◽  
M.M. Tripodo
Keyword(s):  
Seed Oil ◽  
Chemical Characterization ◽  
Opuntia Ficus Indica

Chemical characterization of the mucilage from fruits of Opuntia ficus indica

2006 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Betty Matsuhiro ◽  
Luis E. Lillo ◽  
Carmen Sáenz ◽  
Carlos C. Urzúa ◽  
Oriette Zárate
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Characterization ◽  
Opuntia Ficus Indica

Anatomical, Chemical, and Biochemical Characterization of Cladodes from Prickly Pear [Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.]

2009 ◽  
Vol 57 (21) ◽  
pp. 10323-10330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanna Ginestra ◽  
Mary L. Parker ◽  
Richard N. Bennett ◽  
Jim Robertson ◽  
Giuseppina Mandalari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biochemical Characterization ◽  
Prickly Pear ◽  
Opuntia Ficus Indica

Antioxidant properties and chemical characterization of Spanish Opuntia ficus-indica Mill. cladodes and fruits

2017 ◽  
Vol 98 (4) ◽  
pp. 1566-1573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucía Andreu ◽  
Nallely Nuncio-Jáuregui ◽  
Ángel A Carbonell-Barrachina ◽  
Pilar Legua ◽  
Francisca Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Properties ◽  
Chemical Characterization ◽  
Opuntia Ficus Indica

scholarly journals Physico-chemical characterization of prickly pear (Opunicia Ficus indica) in the semi-arid region of Bahia State, Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (51) ◽  
pp. 3537-3541 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xavier Nunes Valtânia ◽  
Xavier Nunes Núbia ◽  
Nogueira Londe Luciana ◽  
Guimarães de Oliveira Carlinne ◽  
Akemi Medina Inoue Natália ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arid Region ◽  
Chemical Characterization ◽  
Prickly Pear ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
Semi Arid

Purification and characterization of an antiviral protein from prickly pear ( Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller) cladode

2017 ◽  
Vol 93 ◽  
pp. 33-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rasoul Rasoulpour ◽  
Alireza Afsharifar ◽  
Keramat Izadpanah ◽  
Mahmoud Aminlari
Keyword(s):  
Prickly Pear ◽  
Antiviral Protein ◽  
Purification And Characterization ◽  
Opuntia Ficus Indica
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