Nopal, a plant coming from Mexico
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Latin Names: Opuntia ficus indica
Common Names: nopal, barbarian fig-tree
English Names: prickly pear cactus, nopal, cactus flower
Family: Cactaceae
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The Opuntia ficus-indica or the Nopal plant is a prolific succulent cactus coming from Mexico. For around 5000 years, nopal has been consumed for its many nutritional qualities and medicinal functions. The plant has traditionally been used for its salutary effects on atherosclerosis, diabetes and gastric problems.
Today, that plant is still very much consumed, in the form of the fruit, the jam or the alcoholic drink.
Composition
Pigments, aromas
Anti-oxydizing polyphenols, amino acids, glucids, organic acids, vitamin C
Minerals
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