Características físicas y químicas de nopal verdura (Opuntia ficus-indica) para exportación y con...

Nopal (edible cactus stems, Opuntia spp.) is consumed and produced in México and the selection criteria for its export include only color, size and the absence of deformations seen by producers at the time of harvest. The objective of this study was to evaluate the physical and chemical characteristics of nopal for export and to contrast them with those of nopal for national consumption. The hypothesis was that the subjective selection of the two types of nopal by producers is related to phys...