Cacti are not just cultured for their aesthetic value, but also for food and medicine. One of the most important plants is the Opuntia ficus indica (Burbank’s spineless) commonly called "dilang baka" ...

Cactus fruit may look intimidating, but once you get past its spiny outsides, it yields a mild and nutrient-rich flesh. This fruit is delicious eaten raw, added to recipes, or turned into a refreshing ...

In a recent review published in Foods, researchers described promising features of using cactus in the food sector, addressing the plant's functional, nutritional, and sustainable qualities. Cacti ...

If the first plants you think of when you hear "cactus" are those immense, multi-branched Saguaro cactuses (Carnegiea gigantea) so frequently featured in cowboy movies, you should know there are over ...

Opuntia, the prickly pear cactus, originated in South America, moved into the valleys of the Andes and then north into Mexico and North America. In Southern California, opuntia grows in the coastal ...