Abstract

The prickly pear, (Opuntia spp.) is consumed mainly as fresh fruit. We characterized and quantified secondary metabolites, their antioxidant capacity in vitro in juice of ten Opuntia spp. variants. Gallic acid was abundant in most variants. Catechin and epicatechin isomers, and procyanidins B1 and B2 were present in most variants. Ascorbic acid content was higher than 84 mg. Betacyanins stand out in red-colored juices, betaxanthins in the yellow ones; this caused lack of relationship between antioxidant capacity and total phenolic content. The content of soluble fiber, sugars, betalains and ascorbic acid content position this juice as a functional food.

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Title
JUICES OF PRICKLY PEAR FRUITS (OPUNTIA SPP.) AS FUNCTIONAL FOODS
Author
ZENTENO-RAMÍREZ, G; JUÁREZ-FLORES, B I; Aguirre-Rivera, J R; Monreal-Montes, M; J. MÉRIDA GARCÍA; M. PÉREZ SERRATOSA; M.Á. VARO SANTOS; M.D. ORTIZ PÉREZ; RENDÓN-HUERTA, J A
Section
Paper
Publication year
2018
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Codon Publications
ISSN
11201770
e-ISSN
22395687
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2725223694
Copyright
© 2018. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.