Table 1.
Nutritional profile of the dehydrated powder of cactus (O. ficus-indica) as determined by chemical analysis.
| Parameters | O. ficus-indica (oven dried powder) | Parameters | O. ficus-indica (oven dried powder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macro nutrients (ppm)a | Micronutrients (ppm)a | ||
| Ca++ | 0.5625 | Cu | 2.06 |
| Mg++ | 0.0143 | Zn | 0.3393 |
| K+ | 1.736 | Fe | 1.955 |
| Na+ | 1.246 | Mn | 1.16 |
| Se (ppb) | 41.08 | ||
| Pb (ppb) | 0.1066 | ||
| Total P (%) | 0.09 | Total carbohydrate (%) | 52.44 |
| Total ash (%)f | 21.4 | Total crude protein (%)b,c | 8.5 |
| Total crude fibre (%)f | 9.16 | ||
| Amino acids (%)d | Amino acids (%) | ||
| Aspartic | 0.65 | Tyrosine | 0.25 |
| Threonine | 0.31 | Phenylalanine | 0.39 |
| Serine | 0.32 | Histidine | 0.16 |
| Glutamic | 0.8 | Lysine | 0.28 |
| Glycine | 0.37 | Arginine | 0.34 |
| Alanine | 0.4 | Proline | 0.48 |
| Valine | 0.35 | Cysteine | 0.14 |
| Isoleucine | 0.29 | Methionine | 0.08 |
| Leucine | 0.51 | ||
| Vitamin A (ppm)e | 7.55 | ||
| Vitamin B (ppm) | 556 | ||
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