Opuntia species are utilized as local medicinal interventions for chronic diseases and as
food sources mainly because they possess nutritional properties and biological activities …

Heavy metal ion, pesticide and dye wastewaters cause severe ecological contamination
with conventional treatment methods proving inadequate, unsuccessful or expensive to …

BACKGROUND Recent studies have demonstrated that consumption of Opuntia ficus‐
indica Mill. has an important positive health benefit, mainly due to antioxidant properties …

Plant extracts are a rich source of natural compounds with antimicrobial properties, which
are able to prevent, at some extent, the growth of foodborne pathogens. The aim of this study …

Phenolic compounds in prickly pear [Opuntia ficus indica (L.) Mill.] are known to contribute to
the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of the prickly pear. The present study aimed to …

The Opuntia ficus indica (L.)(OFI) is used as a nutritional and pharmaceutical agent in
various dietary and value added products. This study underlines the possible use of native …

This chapter introduces one of the most important emergencies in the world of food and non-
food industries: the availability of clean and drinking water. Water use has more than tripled …

Macromolecular antioxidant (MA) fractions and their antioxidant and antimicrobial activities
are largely ignored from most conventional extractive processes compared to the well …

The cactus pear plant is an under-valued food source with health-promoting properties that
thrives in arid and semi-arid regions due to its efficient use of water. Eight South African …

Physicochemical characteristics (weight, length, width, thickness, moisture, Brix degree, total
fiber, protein, ash, pH, acidity, ascorbic acid, total phenolic compounds, P, Na, K, Ca, Mg, Fe …