Nopalitos, Mucilage, Fiber, and Cochineal

Sáenz-Hernández, Carmen; Corrales-Garcı́a, Joel; Aquino-Pérez, Gildardo

doi:10.1525/california/9780520231573.003.0013

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“…Further products derived from cladodes are jam, chutney or pickles, candied nopales, etc. [10,113]. While cladodes have been traditionally used as a meat substitute during fasting periods, they are nowadays served with meals similar to green beans [114].…”

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“…Although the amount applied in cosmetics is less important, the range of potential products is large. Juice from cladodes may be found in shampooing, conditioners, lotions, soaps, and sun protectors [10,113] and was also claimed to improve hair growth [118]. Cladode powder was also proposed as ingredient of drinks based on milk, whey, and water with up to 10% nopalito [10,113].…”

Section: Further Uses As Food Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Productsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Juice from cladodes may be found in shampooing, conditioners, lotions, soaps, and sun protectors [10,113] and was also claimed to improve hair growth [118]. Cladode powder was also proposed as ingredient of drinks based on milk, whey, and water with up to 10% nopalito [10,113]. Furthermore, the farinaceous nopalito may be applied up to 20% as a thickening agent in vegetable soups, dessert gels, an ingredient for breakfast cereals and also as a wheat flour substitute.…”

Section: Further Uses As Food Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Productsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For the latter, the freeness is crucial for determination of the water binding behavior. Finally, the cactus hydrocolloids are used as fat replacers and adsorbers for unpleasant smells [10,113,114,119].…”

Section: Further Uses As Food Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Productsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Consequently, the greatest product variety is found in Mexico and the USA. The small percentage of exported products mainly constitute of vegetable preserves [10,113].…”

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Cactus stems (Opuntia spp.): A review on their chemistry, technology, and uses

Stintzing

Carle

2005

Mol. Nutr. Food Res.

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Although traditionally used as a valuable health supporting nutrient, the vegetative parts of Opuntia spp. plants are scarcely used in modern nutrition and medicine. While all kinds of different Opuntia spp. have been studied, a systematic approach regarding the inter-relationships between the composition and the pre- and postharvest conditions is still missing. Therefore, the present review compiles and discusses literature on the chemical composition of cactus stems, the knowledge on uses in food, medicine, and cosmetics. It is concluded that much research is needed to get an insight into the multitude of bioactivities reported in the traditional literature but also to take advantage of the respective constituents for food and pharmaceutical applications.

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Section: Vegetablementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Further Uses As Food Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Productsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Further Uses As Food Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Productsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Further Uses As Food Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Productsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Consequently, the greatest product variety is found in Mexico and the USA. The small percentage of exported products mainly constitute of vegetable preserves [10,113].…”

Section: Further Uses As Food Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Productsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Cactus stems (Opuntia spp.): A review on their chemistry, technology, and uses

Stintzing

Carle

2005

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Cultivation ofOpuntia ficus‐indicaunder different soil management practices: A possible sustainable agricultural system to promote soil carbon sequestration and increase soil microbial biomass and activity

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Monitoring of soil organic carbon (SOC) content, SOC pools, and enzymes involved in SOC degradation and mineralization is needed to elucidate the impact of conversion from forest to agriculture on SOC and properties, and how and which crop system and management practices can contribute to C sequestration, thus climate change mitigation. This study compared the impact of forest conversion to maize (Zea mays L.) and cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica [L.] Mill.) fields with different farming management on SOC content and pools (recalcitrant, labile, and extractable), soil microbial biomass carbon, and enzyme activities involved in the soil C cycle. For this purpose, a site under strong land use changes in Central Mexico with high demographic density was selected. Forest conversion to maize fields decreased the original SOC and the C recalcitrance index (RI). However, land use change from forest to cactus systems maintained SOC content, C RI, and arylesterase activity near the values observed in the original forest. Cactus systems promoted higher soil extractable organic carbon content, related to increases in microbial biomass and β-glucosidase activity. Additionally, cactus cultivation can maintain SOC and a C RI at a similar level to the forest soil, which contributes to sustainability of the agroecosystem and climate change mitigation. Therefore, it could comprise a promising viable option for sustainable crop production systems under temperate subhumid conditions, in turn promoting socioeconomic development and rural growth. KEYWORDScarbon recalcitrance index, Opuntia ficus-indica, soil extractable organic carbon, soil organic carbon, sustainability

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Functional Components and Medicinal Properties of Cactus Products

Iturriaga

Nazareno

2016

Functional Properties of Traditional Foods

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Nopalitos, Mucilage, Fiber, and Cochineal

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Cactus stems (Opuntia spp.): A review on their chemistry, technology, and uses

Cactus stems (Opuntia spp.): A review on their chemistry, technology, and uses

Cultivation ofOpuntia ficus‐indicaunder different soil management practices: A possible sustainable agricultural system to promote soil carbon sequestration and increase soil microbial biomass and activity

Functional Components and Medicinal Properties of Cactus Products

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