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Enhancing sheep milk yogurt with prickly pear (Opuntia ficus‐indica L.) flours (peel and pulp): nutritional, techno‐functional, and sensory evaluation

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 105, Issue 13, Page 7404-7416, October 2025.
Abstract BACKGROUND The aim of the present work was to evaluate the chemical composition and characterize the physicochemical, techno‐functional and antioxidant properties of flours obtained from the peel and pulp of prickly pear and to assess the effect of their incorporation on the composition, physicochemical parameters, microbiology, antioxidant ...
Nuria Muñoz‐Tebar, Carmen Botella‐Martínez, Raquel Lucas‐González, José M. Lorenzo, José Ángel Pérez‐Álvarez, Juana Fernández‐López, Manuel Viuda‐Martos   +6 more
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Physiological and Metabolic Effects of Opuntia ficus indica spp. Peel Formulations

Life
The objective of this study is to determine the physiological and metabolic effects of administration of dietary fiber formulations to male Wistar rats. The study population was divided into five groups to which food and water were orally administered ad
José Arias-Rico, Iris Cristal Hernández-Ortega, Osmar Antonio Jaramillo-Morales, Nelly del Socorro Cruz-Cansino, Quinatzin Yadira Zafra-Rojas, Olga Rocío Flores-Chávez, Rosa María Baltazar-Téllez, Esther Ramírez-Moreno   +7 more
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Meat quality of Santa Inês sheep raised in confinement with diet containing cactus pear replacing corn

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2012
The objective of this study was to assess the tissue component yields and the physical, chemical and sensory characteristics of meat from Santa Inês sheep fed diets in which cactus pear partially or completely replaced corn.
Roberto Germano Costa, Tiago Ferreira Pinto, Geovergue Rodrigues de Medeiros, Ariosvaldo Nunes de Medeiros, Rita de Cássia Ramos do Egypto Queiroga, Israel Hernandez Treviño   +5 more
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An evidence map and guide for using community science, remote sensing, and environmental DNA for rare plant detection

Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 7, Issue 10, October 2025.
How can we use novel techniques such as community science, remote sensing, and environmental DNA to detect rare plants? Our evidence map provides information on the types of plants detected with each technique and the habitats in which the studies took place, as well as potential solutions to help overcome problems found with these techniques, sources ...
Ana Hernández Martínez de la Riva, Trina Rytwinski, Matthew Spetka, Joseph R. Bennett   +3 more
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Unexpected spatial aggregation between two species of hummingbirds and their inconsistent spatial interactions with native and exotic plants in an urban ecological reserve

Ibis, Volume 167, Issue 4, Page 927-944, October 2025.
Hummingbirds play an important role as pollinators and are one of the primary examples of animal–plant coevolution. However, factors such as land‐use change, urbanization, exotic species introductions and the disappearance of native plants can negatively affect the persistence of hummingbird populations.
Gonzalo A. Ramírez‐Cruz, Israel Solano‐Zavaleta, J. Jaime Zúñiga‐Vega, P. Montserrat Vilchis‐Domínguez, Mariana Palencia‐Martínez   +4 more
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Scientific support for preparing an EU position in the 56th Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR)

EFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 10, October 2025.
Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA to provide support in the framework of Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 for the preparation of the EU position for 56th Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR). In the current report, EFSA provided comments and recommendations on the Codex maximum residue limit (CXL) proposals ...
EFSA (European Food Safety Authority)
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Evaluation of confirmatory data following the Article 12 MRL review for spinetoram

EFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 10, October 2025.
Abstract The applicant Corteva Agriscience International Sàrl submitted a request to the competent national authority in Croatia to evaluate the confirmatory data that were identified in the framework of the MRL review under Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. The applicant submitted, a confirmatory analytical method for high oil content and dry
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Giulia Bellisai, Giovanni Bernasconi, Luis Carrasco Cabrera, Irene Castellan, Monica del Aguila, Lucien Ferreira, Luna Greco, Samira Jarrah, Renata Leuschner, Andrea Mioč, Stefanie Nave, Hermine Reich, Silvia Ruocco, Alessia Pia Scarlato, Andrea Simonati, Marta Szot, Anne Theobald, Olha Timofieieva, Manuela Tiramani, Alessia Verani, Elena Zioga   +21 more
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Opuntia ficus‐indica fruit by‐products as fillers for PLA‐based biocomposites: A comparison between glochids and peel

Polymer Composites, Volume 46, Issue 13, Page 12243-12256, 10 September 2025.
Utilizing cactus pear by‐products as fillers to develop PLA‐based biocomposites through melt mixing. Abstract This work explores sustainable and innovative solutions for valorizing by‐products from Opuntia ficus‐indica (cactus pear), a fruit widely grown in Sicily, the world's second‐largest producer. The peel and glochids of cactus pears were used for
Luigi Botta, Maria Chiara Mistretta, Giulia Lamattina, Francesco Gargano, Giorgia Liguori   +4 more
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Photochemical efficiency in cladodes of ‘Gigante’ cactus pear cultivated under different spacings and organic fertilization

Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental
The objective of this study was to determine the photochemical efficiency of ‘Gigante’ cactus pear cultivated under different spacings and bovine manure doses in the semi-arid region. The experiment was conducted in a randomized block design in a 4 x 3 x
Cleiton F. B. Brito, Sérgio L. R. Donato, Alessandro de M. Arantes, Paulo E. R. Donato, João A. da Silva   +4 more
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Biodynamic preparations on static pile composting from prickly pear cactus and moringa crop wastes

Open Agriculture, 2019
Biodynamic agriculture, which considered biodynamic preparations (BP) and compost as essential to farms sustainability, surged as an alternative almost a century ago.
Rodas-Gaitán Heberto Antonio, Palma-García José Manuel, Olivares-Sáenz Emilio, Gutiérrez-Castorena Edgar Vladimir, Vázquez-Alvarado Rigoberto   +4 more
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