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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Phytochemicals, nutritionals and antioxidant properties of two prickly pear cactus cultivars (Opuntia ficus indica Mill.) growing in Taif, KSA
Food Chemistry, Volume 160, Year 2014
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The antioxidant properties, some phytochemicals and nutritionals were characterized in two prickly pear cactus (Opuntia ficus indica Mill.) cultivars; red and yellow; growing in Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The antioxidant properties of red cactus cultivar were higher than the yellow cactus cultivar. Linear correlation appeared between the antioxidant properties and total phenolics. All samples nearly have the same quantity of iron, copper, sodium and potassium. Some phenolic compounds were detected by HPLC-UV analysis. HPLC-RI analysis of all samples revealed the absence of sucrose and the presence of glucose and fructose. According to the above results, this study gave a good indication about the nutritional and pharmaceutical potential of the two cactus cultivars that must be widespread cultivated in arid and semiarid regions as KSA accompanying with establishment of industries beside the cactus farms that used all parts of plants. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Abdel-Hameed, El Sayed S.
Saudi Arabia, Taif
Taif University
Egypt, Giza
Theodor Bilharz Research Institute
Nagaty, Mohamed Ahmed
Egypt, El-arish
Arish University
Salman, Mahmood S.
Saudi Arabia, Taif
Taif University
Bazaid, Salih Ali
Saudi Arabia, Taif
Taif University
Statistics
Citations: 128
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.03.060
ISSN:
03088146
e-ISSN:
18737072