Composition of pulp, skin and seeds of prickly pears fruit (Opuntia ficus indica sp.)
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Plant Foods for Human Nutrition
- Vol. 52 (3), 263-270
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1008000232406
Abstract
The proximate composition of pulp, skin and seeds of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia ficus indica) was investigated and is reported on a dry weight basis. The most abundant component of the pulp and...Keywords
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