“…In the last several years, interest in the production of edible films has increased because they present a series of advantages, such as prolonging the shelf life of foods and reducing the use of plastics. Therefore, many film-forming materials such as starch [1][2][3][4], gelatin [5], chitosan [6][7][8], cellulose [9], carboxymethyl cellulose [10], methylcellulose [11], pectin [12,13], agar [14], alginate [15,16], carrageenan [16], zein [17], etc., have been used. Mucilage from Mexican Opuntia ficus-indica is suitable for large-scale production due to its abundance in Mexico, low cost, nontoxicity, biodegradability, biocompatibility, film-forming capacity, and renewability.…”