Table 3.
Selected examples of marketed Opuntia ficus-indica products.
| Product Type | Ingredients | Brand | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tender nopalitos | Cladode | La Costena | Mexico |
| Sauce | Cladode, fruit | Marie Sharp’s, Navajo Mike’s | Belize, United States |
| Beer | Whole plant | Michelob Ultra | United States |
| Juice | Fruit | Dynamic Health, Maxx Herb | United States |
| Drink | Cladode | Yunseonae Cactus, San Pellegrino | Korea, Italian |
| Cocktail syrup | Fruit | The Prickly Pear Pantry | United States |
| Water | Fruit, whole plant | Pricklee, True Nopal | United States |
| Tea | Fruit | Snapple | United States |
| Tea bags | Cladode and fruit, fruit | Only Natural, Loyd | United States, Poland |
| Sugar | Cladode, fruit | HealthForce SuperFoods, Arizona Gifts | United States |
| Capsules | Cladode | Swanson, Solaray, Natural Home Cures, Tadin, Carlyle | United States |
| Tablets | Whole plant | Planetary Herbals | United States |
| Pills | Whole plant | Flyby | United States |
| Meal | Seed | Nuestra NS Salud | United States |
| Powder | Cladode | BareOrganics | United States |
| Liquid supplements | Fruit | Nochtli SuperiorFruit | United States |
| Drops | Whole plant | Natural Home Cures | United States |
| Campanelle pasta | Cladode | Merkin Vineyards | United States |