The effect of nopal (Opuntia ficus indica) on postprandial blood glucose, incretins, and antioxidant activity in Mexican patients with type 2 diabetes after consumption of two different ...

Opuntia ficus-indica is a domesticated type of cactus used as a crop plant, but wild species of Opuntia act as food sources too. The fruit of the cactus is also known as prickly pear, cactus pear ...

Visually, Opuntia ficus-indica is as much at home on the island now as the flocks of exotic flamingos that have for centuries waded in the shallow salt-water wetlands outside the city of Cagliari.

A staple throughout the Southwest, this desert fruit adds flavor and color to cocktails, salads, salsas, desserts, and more.

References [1] Composition of discarded Sicilian fruits of Opuntia ficus indica L.: Phenolic content, mineral profile and antioxidant activity in peel, seeds and whole fruit. Food Chemistry (2023 ...

Considerably larger is Opuntia ficus-indica, a shrubby, largely spineless plant that occasionally grows 16 feet tall. This Tropical American species, ...

Moreover, the ascorbic acid content in the fruits of Opuntia ficus-indica (10.0 to 40.0 mg of ascorbic acid per 100.0 g) and Peruvian cacti (5.0 to 20.0 mg per 100.0 g) is greater compared to that ...