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. 2014 Nov 25;95(5):1094–1102. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.6985

Table 1.

Sugar composition of O. ficus-indica cladode biomass after enzymatic hydrolysis

Carbohydrates
Parameter Glucose Xylose Galactose Arabinose Fructose
Concentration (g L−1) 45.5 6.3 9.1 10.8 9.6
Sugar recovery (%)a 78.8 64.4 90.6 67.5 79.7
a

Based on a cladode composition of 182 g glucose, 25 g xylose, 58 g galactose, 26 g arabinose and 38 g fructose per kilogram dry biomass.13