Climate change causes environmental variation worldwide, which is one of the most serious
threats to global food security. In addition, more than 2 billion people in the world are …

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

Betalains are plant pigments with functional properties used mainly as food dyes. However,
they have been shown to be unstable to different environmental factors. This paper provides …

Betalain and phenolic profiles of whole fruit, pulp and peel of 6 Mexican and Spanish prickly
pear (Opuntia ficus-indica L. Mill.) cultivars were characterized and quantified using a single …

The species of Opuntia genus are among the main Cactaceae consumed in semi-arid
regions of the world and recently they are often used in the formulation of different new …

Betalains are plant derived natural pigments that are presently gaining popularity for use as
natural colorants in the food industry. Although betalains from red beet are one of the most …

Salinity and drought are important abiotic stress factors whose frequency and severity have
increased due to climate change. Today, cultivating plants with increased stress resistance …

Cactus species are plants that grow in the arid and semiarid regions of the world. They have
long fascinated the attention of the scientific community due to their unusual biology. Cactus …

Betalains are plant pigments with biological properties and can be used instead of synthetic
colorants to confer color and functional properties to foods. The objective of this work was to …

White cactus pear (Opuntia albicarpa L.) undergoes decay by pathogens in postharvest,
which limits its shelf life. The objective of this study was to evaluate coatings based on …