Title: Nutrition Composition Analysis of Opuntia ficus-indica Fruit
Abstract:Main nutrient composition of berry-red type Opuntia ficus-indica fruit was analyzed to provide basis for cultivation,development,and utilization of O.ficus-indica as a multi-purpose vegetable and frui...Main nutrient composition of berry-red type Opuntia ficus-indica fruit was analyzed to provide basis for cultivation,development,and utilization of O.ficus-indica as a multi-purpose vegetable and fruit.The results showed that content of crude protein,crude fat,and crude fiber were 0.59%,0.08%,2.06%,respectively.Total sugar was 9.26%,glucose and sucrose took 88.34% which were major composition in total sugar.The fruit contained plenty of amino acid(180mg/100g),flavor amino acid major in glutamine and asparagines took 31.11%,sweetish amino acid major in serine,glycine,and alanine took 20%.It contained 50.30 mg/100 g,40.49 mg/100 g,2.92 mg/100 g,12.62 mg/100 g,and 0.09mg/100g of Ca,P,Fe,Vc,and VB2,respectively,which were much higher than that in common fruits apple,pear,and peach.It also contained total 2.30mg/100g of 3 kinds of flavonoid,namely rutoside,morin,and quercetin.Read More
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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