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Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.: A Multi-Benefit Potential to Be Exploited

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dc.contributor.authorSilva, M.A.
dc.contributor.authorAlbuquerque, T.G.
dc.contributor.authorPereira, P.
dc.contributor.authorRamalho, R.
dc.contributor.authorVicente, F.
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, M.B.P.P.
dc.contributor.authorCosta, H.S.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-17T16:11:59Z
dc.date.available2022-01-17T16:11:59Z
dc.date.issued2021-02-11
dc.descriptionThis article belongs to the Special Issue Food Sustainability: Promising By-Products for Valorizationpt_PT
dc.description.abstractConsumer interest in foods with enhanced nutritional quality has increased in recent years. The nutritional and bioactive characterization of fruits and their byproducts, as well as their use in the formulation of new food products, is advisable, contributing to decrease the global concerns related to food waste and food security. Moreover, the compounds present in these raw materials and the study of their biological properties can promote health and help to prevent some chronic diseases. Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. (prickly pear) is a plant that grows wild in the arid and semi-arid regions of the world, being a food source for ones and a potential for others, but not properly valued. This paper carries out an exhaustive review of the scientific literature on the nutritional composition and bioactive compounds of prickly pear and its constituents, as well as its main biological activities and applications. It is a good source of dietary fiber, vitamins and bioactive compounds. Many of its natural compounds have interesting biological activities such as anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic and antimicrobial. The antioxidant power of prickly pear makes it a good candidate as an ingredient of new food products with fascinating properties for health promotion and/or to be used as natural extracts for food, pharmaceutic or cosmetic applications. In addition, it could be a key player in food security in many arid and semi-arid regions of the world, where there are often no more plants.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was funded by INSA, I.P., under the BioCOMP (Reference number 2012DAN730) and by European Union (FEDER funds through COMPETE), under the Partnership Agreement PT2020, and National Funds (FCT, Foundation for Science and Technology), through project UIDB/50006/2020, and AgriFood XXI I&D&I project (NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000041) cofinanced by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), through the NORTE 2020 (Programa Operacional Regional do Norte 2014/2020).pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationMolecules. 2021 Feb 11;26(4):951. doi: 10.3390/molecules26040951. Reviewpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/molecules26040951pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1420-3049
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/7858
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relationAssociated Laboratory for Green Chemistry - Clean Technologies and Processes
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/4/951pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectOpuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.pt_PT
dc.subjectBy-productspt_PT
dc.subjectNutritional Compositionpt_PT
dc.subjectBioactive Compoundspt_PT
dc.subjectBiological Activitiespt_PT
dc.subjectFood Sustainabilitypt_PT
dc.subjectFood Wastept_PT
dc.subjectComposição dos Alimentospt_PT
dc.titleOpuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.: A Multi-Benefit Potential to Be Exploitedpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleAssociated Laboratory for Green Chemistry - Clean Technologies and Processes
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F50006%2F2020/PT
oaire.citation.issue4pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage951pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleMoleculespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume26pt_PT
oaire.fundingStream6817 - DCRRNI ID
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
rcaap.embargofctAcesso de acordo com política editorial da revista.pt_PT
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