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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Opuntia ficus-indica (Cactaceae)

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Common name(s)
Indian Fig, Nopal, Nopalito, Prickly Pear
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 5-DEHYDRO-AVENASTEROL Seed Oil -- 30000.0 -- *
0 7-DEHYDRO-AVENASTEROL Seed Oil -- 26000.0 -- *
3 ALANINE Bud -- 7180.0 -- Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
3 ALANINE Seed -- 8480.0 -0.36 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
0 ARABINOSE Gum -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
0 ARABINOSE Fruit -- -- -- *
14 ARGININE Bud -- 4955.0 -- Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
14 ARGININE Seed -- 27100.0 0.10 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Flower -- 940.0 -0.55 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Fruit 65.0 1690.0 -0.18 *
0 ASH Bud -- 235000.0 1.00 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
0 ASH Fruit 3000.0 27000.0 -0.77 *
0 ASH Seed 31700.0 241000.0 5.81 *
3 ASPARTIC-ACID Bud -- 8315.0 -- Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
3 ASPARTIC-ACID Seed -- 15900.0 -0.59 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
53 BETA-CAROTENE Fruit 0.1 0.1 -0.15 Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
53 BETA-CAROTENE Bud -- 0.3 -1.00 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
47 BETA-SITOSTEROL Flower -- 400.0 -0.98 *
47 BETA-SITOSTEROL Stem -- -- -- *
47 BETA-SITOSTEROL Seed Oil -- 680000.0 -1.00 *
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.