Fruits and vegetables are the highly used food products amongst the horticultural crops.
These items are consumed uncooked, nominally cooked or fully cooked, according to their …

Opuntia species are utilized as local medicinal interventions for chronic diseases and as
food sources mainly because they possess nutritional properties and biological activities …

Recently, an increased interest in antioxidant activity and health-improving capacity of
cactus pear has been registered. The antioxidant capacity of the pulp of cactus-pear fruits …

Agroindustrial by‐products derived from fruit processing are an important source of
biocompounds that can be used as functional food ingredients. The objective of this work …

Simple Summary The inclusion of dietary supplements as feed additives in fish feed
promotes the growth, immunity, and health of the fish, thereby accomplishing extraordinary …

Nowadays, there is a growing interest in the exploitation of by-products from fruits and
vegetables, generated from industrial processing or human feeding. Residues of popularly …

This study provides basic information on the mineral composition of the seeds and
antioxidant activity in seeds oils and fruit juices of cactus belonging to two species Opuntia …

During processing, the peels and seeds from cactus pear fruits are usually discarded. These
“waste” products contain valuable bioactive compounds. This study investigated the …

Prickly pear fruits are seasonal and have shades ranging from pale green to deep purple.
Their pigments are associated with bioactive compounds, being sensitive to thermal …

The Chihuahua desert has different plant species that have historically been used as food
for a long time. Some of these plants can be novel sources of dietetic fiber, which is …