Nutritional and medicinal use of Cactus pear (Opuntia spp.) cladodes and fruits

被引:300
作者
Feugang, Jean Magloire
Konarski, Patricia
Zou, Daming
Stintzing, Florian Conrad
Zou, Changping
机构
[1] Univ Arizona, Coll Med, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Tucson, AZ 85724 USA
[2] Univ Hohenheim, Inst Food Technol, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
来源
FRONTIERS IN BIOSCIENCE-LANDMARK | 2006年 / 11卷
关键词
cactus; medicine; opuntia; cladode; fruit; food; industry; prickly pear; review;
D O I
10.2741/1992
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Natural products and health foods have recently received a lot of attention both by health professionals and the common population for improving overall well-being, as well as in the prevention of diseases including cancer. In this line, all types of fruits and vegetables have been reevaluated and recognized as valuable sources of nutraceuticals. The great number of potentially active nutrients and their multifunctional properties make cactus pear (Opuntia spp.) fruits and cladodes perfect candidates for the production of health-promoting food and food supplements. Although traditionally appreciated for its pharmacological properties by the Native Americans, cactus pear is still hardly recognized because of insufficient scientific information. However, recent studies on Opuntia spp. have demonstrated cactus pear fruit and vegetative cladodes to be excellent candidates for the development of healthy food. Therefore, this review summarizes current knowledge on the chemical composition of Opuntia cacti with particular emphasis in its use as food and medicine.
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页码:2574 / 2589
页数:16
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