Prickly pear

“These are the betalains present in the epidermis and the pulp of the prickly pear confers on it its color varying from yellow to purple.”

betalain pigments → present → epidermis and pulp of the prickly pear

“When measured as 6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid (Trolox) equivalents per gram of pulp, the methanolic fruit extracts showed a marked antioxidant activity.”

methanolic fruit extracts of Sicilian prickly pear → show → marked antioxidant activity

“Sucrose was the predominant sugar in peel samples and present in lesser amounts in pulp and juice samples of prickly pear fruit.”

sucrose → is predominant in → prickly pear fruit peel

“Volatile constituents of prickly pear (Opuntia ficus indica Mill., de Castilla variety)”

volatile constituents → are present in → prickly pear (Opuntia ficus indica Mill., de Castilla variety)

“The pulp of the prickly pear decreased the digestibility of the casein-based diet to a greater extent than the other soluble fibres, whatever the percentage used.”

prickly pear pulp → decreases → digestibility of casein-based diet