| By-products of Opuntia ficus-indica as a source of antioxidant dietary fiber. | |
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PMID: 20623195 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Dietary fiber and bioactive compounds are widely used as functional ingredients in processed foods. The market in this field is competitive and the development of new types of quality ingredients for the food industry is on the rise. Opuntia ficus-indica (cactus pear) produces edible tender stems (cladodes) and fruits with a high nutritional value in terms of minerals, protein, dietary fiber and phytochemicals; however, around 20% of fresh weight of cladodes and 45% of fresh weight of fruits are by-products. The objective of this study was therefore to determine the nutritional value of by-products obtained from cladodes and fruits from two varieties of Opuntia ficus-indica, examining their dietary fiber and natural antioxidant compound contents in order to obtain quality ingredients for functional foods and increase the added value of these by-products. |
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Authors:
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Sara Bensadón; Deisy Hervert-Hernández; Sonia G Sáyago-Ayerdi; Isabel Goñi |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands) Volume: 65 ISSN: 1573-9104 ISO Abbreviation: Plant Foods Hum Nutr Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-09-24 Completed Date: 2011-01-31 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8803554 Medline TA: Plant Foods Hum Nutr Country: Netherlands |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 210-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Health Unit UCM/CSIC, Department of Nutrition I, Faculty of Pharmacy, University Complutense of Madrid, Madrid, Spain. |
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Antioxidants
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analysis* Dietary Fiber / analysis* Food Industry* Fruit / chemistry Functional Food* Humans Nutritive Value Opuntia / chemistry* Plant Preparations / chemistry* Plant Stems |
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0/Antioxidants; 0/Plant Preparations |
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