Opuntia ficus-indica, commonly referred to as prickly pear or nopal cactus, is a
dicotyledonous angiosperm plant. It belongs to the Cactaceae family and is characterized by …

The use of Opuntia ficus-indica fruits in the agro-food sector is increasing for a multiplicity of
players. This renewed interest is, in part, due to its organoleptic characteristics, nutritional …

El nopal es un cultivo que contribuye a la alimentacion, la nutricion y la salud de los seres
humanos. Ademas es utilizado en la agroindustria alimentaria, complementa la …

Opuntia stricta fruit juice is a potential source of betacyanin pigments which can be used as
a natural red-purple food colorant. In this work a powder food colorant was obtained by co …

The microencapsulation of betalains from cactus fruit by spray drying was evaluated as a
stabilization strategy for these pigments. The betalains used as active agent were extracted …

The aim of this study was to develop plant-based burgers using gelled emulsions (GE, with
chia and hemp oil) as fat source and, beetroot juice (fresh and commercial) as colorant …

The colorant properties of pigments from Opuntia stricta, Opuntia undulata, and Opuntia
ficus-indica fruits were studied. The pigments were extracted with different solvents and …

Qualitative and quantitative analyses of betalain pigments in 10 cultivars/lines of prickly pear
(Opuntia spp.) fruit grown in Mexico were conducted with reverse phase high-performance …

An analytical study was carried out on the presence of antioxidant constituents and the in
vitro antioxidant capacity in the extracts of three species of Spanish red-skinned cactus pear …

Natural pigments from plants are of growing interest as substitutes for synthetic dyes in the
food and pharmaceutical industry and they increase their added value if they possess …