Health Benefits
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Sunday, May 18
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest
    Health Benefits
    • Home
    • Dental Health
    • Mental Health
    • Weight Loss
    • Health Wiki
    • Nutrition
    • Healthy Recipe
    Health Benefits
    Home»Prickly Pear Facts

    Prickly Pear Facts

    Prickly pear is a shrubs or a small tree which is found growing in hammocks, fields, sandy soils at low altitudes and on mountain slopes in its native range. All have flat, fleshy pads that look like large leaves. The pads are actually modified branches or stems that serve several functions — water storage, photosynthesis and flower production. It is an edible cactus and has many medicinal properties. It also makes an attractive, drought-tolerant landscape plant.

    Name Prickly pear
    Scientific Name Nopalea cochenillifera
    Native United States, Mexico, and South America
    Common/English Name Cochineal Cactus, Cochineal Nopal Cactus, Cochineal-Plant, Nopal Cactus, Nopalea Grande, Nopales Opuntia, Prickly Pear, Tunita, Velvet Opuntia, Warm Hand, Wooly Joint Prickly Pear
    Name in Other Languages Spanish: Nopal Chamacuero
    Philippines: Arapal (Bis-Cebuano)
    Anguilla: Cochineal Cactus
    Venezeula: Tuna Real
    Sierra Leone: Tandaletando (Kisse)
    Aztec: Nopal Nochetzli
    French: Cochenillier
    Portuguese: Cacto-De-Cochonilha
    India: Puchikallai (Tamil)
    Mexico: Nopal
    Chinese: Yan Zhi Zhang
    Saint Helena: English Tungy
    Bermuda: Cochineal Cactus
    Norwegian: Cochenillekaktus
    Plant Growth Habit Shrubs or small trees,
    Growing Climate Sunny, desert-like conditions
    Soil Course, well-drained soil in dry, rocky flats or slopes
    Plant Size 2–4 m tall
    Trunk Terete and woody.
    Stem Green, elliptic to narrowly obovate 8–40(−50) × 5–7.5(−15) cm, thick, margin entire, base and apex rounded
    Leaf Conic, 3–4 mm, early deciduous.
    Pads Shape & Size Flat, fleshy and are oval to round in shape. Size of the pads range from 4 in (10 cm) to 18 in (46 cm) in length.
    Pads Color Green
    Flower 1.2–1.5 cm in diameter, erect and are red, yellow, or purple colored
    Fruit Shape & Size Cylindrical, pear-shaped fruit, about 2.5 in (7 cm) long.
    Fruit Color Yellow and light green to orange, pink, and red, depending on the variety and ripeness.
    Flesh Color White, green, yellow, red, or purple colored
    Taste Raspberry like taste
    Seed Gray or tan, thickened discoid, 3 mm in diameter, slightly pubescent.
    Season September to November.
    Major Nutrition Manganese, Mn 0.393 mg (17.09%)
    Calcium, Ca 141 mg (14.10%)
    Magnesium, Mg 45 mg (10.71%)
    Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) 8 mg (8.89%)
    Iron, Fe 0.51 mg (6.38%)
    Total dietary Fiber 1.9 g (5.00%)
    Copper, Cu 0.045 mg (5.00%)
    Potassium, K 221 mg (4.70%)
    Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) 0.06 mg (4.62%)
    Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 4.6 µg (3.83%)
    Health Benefits
    • Immune System Booster
    • Digestion
    • Builds Strong Bones and Teeth
    • Weight Loss
    • Heart Health
    • Metabolic Activity
    • Cancer Prevention
    • Improve Sleep
    • Ulcers
    • Diabetes
    • Skin Health
    Calories in 1cup (86gm) 14 Kcal
    Categories
    • Beverages (78)
    • Dairy (28)
    • Dental Health (15)
    • Equipment (5)
    • Essential OIls (196)
    • Facts (2,853)
    • Foods (251)
    • Fruits (478)
    • Giveaway (1)
    • Grains and Cereals (32)
    • Health & Beauty (650)
    • Herbs and Spices (1,247)
    • Medicines (9)
    • Mental Health (19)
    • Nutritional value (27)
    • Nuts and seeds (69)
    • Oils (81)
    • Pets (4)
    • Poultry & Seafoods (67)
    • Pulses and Beans (16)
    • Reviews (25)
    • supplement (2)
    • Vegetables (302)
    • Weight Loss (22)

    Science-backed health benefits of Apple Seeds

    This Morning Routine is Going Viral for Boosting Energy Naturally

    Why “Digital Detox Weekends” Are Saving Millennials’ Mental Health

    Science-backed health benefits of Amsoi Seeds

    Science-backed health benefits of Chinese Cabbage Seeds

    Science-backed health benefits of Pak Choi (Bok Choy) Seeds

    ABOUT
    Home
    About us
    Contact us
    Privacy Policy
    Terms & conditions
    Disclaimer
    Direct Communication
    e-mail: [email protected]
    Gmail: [email protected]
    Useful
    Health Wiki
    Nutrition
    Houston Dentist
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest
    © 2025 www.healthbenefitstimes.com All rights reserved.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

    ×

    Log In

    Forgot Password?

    Not registered yet? Create an Account