Study of carbohydrates present in the cladodes of Opuntia ficus-indica (fodder palm), according to age and season

The aim of this work was to characterize the mucilage extracted from six species of Opuntia. The species studied were as follows: O. atropes, O. tomentosa, O. hyptiacantha, O. streptacantha y O. joconostle and O. ficus‐indica. The first step was to find the best extraction conditions to obtain an unaltered chemical structure of mucilage. The mucilages were characterized using high‐performance liquid chromatography and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy techniques. The optimal conditions employed to obtain the mucilage were: ratio of cladodes : ethanol solution at 50% of 1:1 (w/v), temperature of 22C and precipitation of mucilage with a solution of ethanol 96%, at a ratio of 1:4 (v/v). Mucilage from all species studied had a high content of soluble dietary fiber, ranging from 51.79 to 67.51%. In decreasing order, sugars found in the mucilages were: L‐arabinose (26.83–35.36%), D‐galactose (21.59–45.48%), D‐xylose (12.23–17.05%), uronic acids (5.59–13.91%), D‐glucose (5.18–16.21%) and L‐rhamnose (1.41–5.40%). Practical Applications This research presents an optimization method for the extraction of mucilage five wild species of cactus based on temperature and time of extraction and solvent ratio: sample used. Mucilages were characterized chemically and by chromatographic and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy techniques and were compared with the species mucilage Opuntia ficus‐indica, the species most commercially studied. The mucilage obtained can be used for commercial purposes as additives in the food industry.

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“… and Ribeiro et al . ). The values of D‐glucose obtained by these authors are lower than our results.…”

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“…() and Ribeiro et al . (). The standards used were D‐galactose, D‐xylose, L‐arabinose, D‐glucose, fructose, L‐rhamnose and sucrose.…”

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Extraction and Characterization of Mucilage From Wild Species of Opuntia

Rodríguez-González

Martínez-Flores

Chávez-Moreno

et al. 2014

J Food Process Engineering

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“…Ayadi et al (2009), avaliando a Opuntia ficus indica f. amyloceae e Opuntia ficus indica f. inermis encontraram na porção de açúcares solúveis teores de 2,49 e 6,01 % (base seca), respectivamente. Vale destacar que os teores de açúcares totais e solúveis em cladódios de Opuntia ficus-indica sofrem influência de vários fatores como época e temperatura de cultivo, espécie (variedade) e manejo do solo, dentre outros (AYADI et al, 2009;RIBEIRO et al, 2010).…”

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CARACTERÍSTICAS FÍSICAS, QUÍMICAS E BROMATOLÓGICAS DE PALMA GIGANTE (Opuntia ficus-indica) E MIÚDA (Nopalea cochenillifera) ORIUNDAS DO ESTADO DA PARAÍBA

Silva

Souza²,

Ribeiro³

et al. 2015

RBTA

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Resumo A palma é originária do México e pertencente à família das cactáceas. É cultivada em muitos países e adapta-se bem aos climas áridos, semiáridos e nos IntroduçãoO Brasil é o país que apresenta a maior diversidade genética vegetal do mundo, com cerca de 55.000 espécies catalogadas e que se destaca pela riqueza em espécies com potencial para uso na agricultura, melhoramento genético e domesticação de frutíferas. O aproveitamento da variabilidade

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“…It can grow in arid and semi-arid climates with a geographical distribution comprising Mexico, Latin America, South Africa and Mediterranean countries (Butera et al, 2002). The cladodes of this plant possess a higher potential source of nutritional fiber (Sáenz, 1997), polyphenols, vitamins and other specific compounds (Valente et al, 2010;El-Mostafa et al, 2014), and therefore are served for their nutraceutical and therapeutic effect as diarrhea, hyperlipidemia and anti-inflammatory, cosmetics and herbal remedy for diverse health problems in Tunisia (Ribeiro et al, 2010). The dehydration and grounding of the cladodes offer a large range of food products as well as pharmaceutical capsules (López et al, 2009).…”

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Proximate analysis, mineral composition, phytochemical contents, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities and GC-MS investigation of various solvent extracts of cactus cladode

et al. 2017

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Cladodes Powder Extracts (CPE) are known for their medicinal properties such as being an auxiliary treatment for obesity and gastrointestinal or cardiovascular disorders as well as lowering cholesterol levels. The presented results proved that CPE was found to be a rich source of carbohydrate, ash, moisture and minerals namely Magnesium, Calcium and Zinc which highlighted its good nutritional value. Moreover, the solvent extracts displayed appreciable level of polyphenols, flavonoids and tannins contents compounds which may explain their higher and varied antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. The time-kill assay revealed that the bactericidal concentration required for cladode to kill M. luteus should be less than 3.12 mg/mL (2MIC). Interestingly, GC-MS analyses of ethyl acetate CPE demonstrate the presence of six compounds. The overall data emphasize the nutritional potential of CP as a promising natural preservative and a substitute to the synthetic counterparts and therefore to be consumed in a healthy diet.

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Study of carbohydrates present in the cladodes of Opuntia ficus-indica (fodder palm), according to age and season

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Extraction and Characterization of Mucilage From Wild Species of Opuntia

Extraction and Characterization of Mucilage From Wild Species of Opuntia

CARACTERÍSTICAS FÍSICAS, QUÍMICAS E BROMATOLÓGICAS DE PALMA GIGANTE (Opuntia ficus-indica) E MIÚDA (Nopalea cochenillifera) ORIUNDAS DO ESTADO DA PARAÍBA

Proximate analysis, mineral composition, phytochemical contents, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities and GC-MS investigation of various solvent extracts of cactus cladode

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