Physicochemical characterization of cactus pads from Opuntia dillenii and Opuntia ficus indica

Food Chemistry

Volumn 188, Issue , 2015, Pages 393-398

  Méndez, Lorena Pérez ^a   Flores, Fidel Tejera ^a   Martín, Jacinto Darias ^a   Rodríguez Rodríguez, Elena M ^a   Díaz Romero, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cactus pads; Morphological parameters; Multivariate analysis; Nutrient intake; Physicochemical composition

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FRUITS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; PHENOLS;

CACTUS PAD; MORPHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; OPUNTIA FICUS INDICA; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; TOTAL PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS;

MANGANESE;

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; SODIUM; SODIUM ION; ZINC; MINERAL; TRACE ELEMENT;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; ASH; CACTUS PAD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; LENGTH; MOISTURE; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA DILLENII; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA; ORANGE (FRUIT); PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT STRUCTURES; THICKNESS; WEIGHT; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; COLOR; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SPAIN;

CACTACEAE; OPUNTIA DILLENII; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA;

ASCORBIC ACID; COLOR; DIETARY FIBER; MINERALS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OPUNTIA; PHENOLS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; SPAIN; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 84929178482     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: 18737072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.05.011     Document Type: Article

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