Table 1.

Main nutritional compounds of cactus pear peel powder, amaranth flour, and brown rice flour.

Compound (x 100g of product)		Cactus pear peel powder (1)(2)	Amaranth flour (3)	Brown rice flour (3)
Protein	g	5.71	13.33	7.23
Total Fat	g	3.33	6.67	2.78
Fibre, total dietary	g	64.15	11.10	4.60
Carbohydrates	g	71.84	66.67	76.48
Total carotenoids	mg	217.11	Nr	nr
Calcium	mg	Nr	178.00	11
Iron	mg	Nr	7.20	1.98

nr: nonreported. Mean values obtained from ⁽¹⁾ Elhassaneen and Ragab [18], ⁽²⁾ Diaz‐Vela and Totosaus [12], and ⁽³⁾ USDA [21].