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FRUIT CACTUS INGREDIENTS (OPUNTIA FICUS INDICA) INCORPORATED INTO THE DIETARY PRODUCTS USED AS FOOD SUPPLEMENTS OR OTC

Zagorka Blazevska orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-0422-4944 ; Vita Nova-ZA d.o.o. ,Nikole Tesle 14/22,1000 Skopje, Makedonija
Ramzija Cvrk ; Tehnološki fakultet Tuzla,Univerzitetska 8, 75 000 Tuzla,BiH
Aleksandar Aleksovski ; ZADA pharmaceutical, Bistarac bb, 75 000 Tuzla, BiH


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Sažetak

Opintia ficus indica is a species of cactus that belongs to the family of Cactaceae. This family includes about 200 subspecies of cacti that are most abundant in America. The most common culinary use has Indian Fig Opuntia (Opuntia ficus indica ), because of its leaves and the posibility for useage as fresh salads. Cactus fruit is consumed ripened in the summer. Most are widespread in the Western Hemisphere (Mexico) and west parts of America, but can be found in
other parts of the world (Galapagos Islands, Australia, Mediteran).
The first research Opuntia ficus indica have begun examining the composition of leaves and then fruit in terms of diuretic effects. Preliminary studies showed diuretic and antioxidant properties
that are closely related to the consumption of fresh fruit. Biologically active constituents of preparations used in food supplements and OTC were obtained by gradual technological process of chopping, pressing and clarification, and vacuum evaporation of fruit of Opuntia ficus indica . The resulting powder form of Opuntia ficus indica fruit contains a total of 65-85% betalaine in form and idixanthin betanin.
The results given in the literature, obtained in studies conducted on rats, showed a positive effect of powdered fruit (Opuntia ficus indica ).
Positive results show a very significant benefit of nutrition of fruit cactus Opuntia ficus indica , precisely because of these clinically proven effects. All discovered and proven properties of cactus fruit deserve considerable attention to the application of this fruit in diuretic disease, antioxidant protection and preservation of the organism as a normal body weight.

Ključne riječi

fruit of cactus; Opuntia ficus indica; OTC

Hrčak ID:

87473

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/87473

Datum izdavanja:

30.9.2012.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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