Proximate composition, phenolic acids, and flavonoids characterization of commercial and wild nopal (Opuntia spp.)

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 525-532

  Guevara Figueroa, Teresita ^a,b   Jiménez Islas, Hugo ^b   Reyes Escogido, María L ^a,d   Mortensen, Anne G ^c   Laursen, Bente B ^c   Lin, Li Wei ^a   De León Rodríguez, Antonio ^a   Fomsgaard, Inge S ^c   Barba de la Rosa, Ana P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d CIATEJ Merida Yucatan   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Arid zone plant resources; Biodiversity; Cactus pear; Flavonoids; Food analysis; Food composition; High plateau; Nopal; Nopalitos; Phenolic acids; Phytochemicals; Prickly pear; Protein profiles; Wild Opuntias

Indexed keywords

CACTACEAE; OPUNTIA; PYRUS;

EID: 77957859543     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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