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Hindi Research Article
Preparation of Nutri Beverage Mix Using Opuntia dillenii (Cactus Fruit)
Amaresh Mishra*
Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore, India
- *Corresponding Author:
- Amaresh Mishra
Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI)
Gautam Buddha University, Biotechnology
Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh 212601, India
Tel: +91-8800968194
E-mail: amaresh.mishra007@gmail.com
Received date August 27, 2016; Accepted date September 02, 2016; Published date September 09, 2016
Citation: Mishra A (2016) Preparation of Nutri Beverage Mix Using Opuntia dillenii (Cactus Fruit). J Biotechnol Biomater 6:243. doi: 10.4172/2155-952X.1000243
Copyright: ©2016 Mishra A. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
The cactus pear fruit derived from Cactaceae family plant, morphologically distinct plant families. Cactus fruit is abundantly found in Mexico and the United States, but is also grown in Africa, Madagascar, Australia, Sri Lanka and India. It contains protein, fat, fibre etc. similar to other common fruits. The whole content of free amino acids is more than compared to different fruits, contains high level of serine, g-amino butyric acid, glutamine, proline, arginine and histidine and also contains methionine. It is also rich in calcium and phosphorus. Pigments are found mainly within the fruit, betalains and carotenoids are present within the peel and pulp of various ecotypes which have shown antioxidant capacity, also anti-allergenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic and cardio-protective activity.
Abstract
The cactus pear fruit derived from Cactaceae family plant, morphologically distinct plant families. Cactus fruit is abundantly found in Mexico and the United States, but is also grown in Africa, Madagascar, Australia, Sri Lanka and India. It contains protein, fat, fibre etc. similar to other common fruits. The whole content of free amino acids is more than compared to different fruits, contains high level of serine, g-amino butyric acid, glutamine, proline, arginine and histidine and also contains methionine. It is also rich in calcium and phosphorus. Pigments are found mainly within the fruit, betalains and carotenoids are present within the peel and pulp of various ecotypes which have shown antioxidant capacity, also anti-allergenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic and cardio-protective activity.
