Nopales (Cooked)

Cooked Nopales V/s Daily Nutrients

• 1kg of Nopal = 150kcal.
• 1kg of Nopal = 13.5g of Protein.
• 130kg of Nopal = 65g of Total Fat. 
• 9.1kg of Nopal = 300g of Total Carbohydrate.
• 1.3kg of Nopal = 25g of Dietary Fiber. 
• 333.3kg of Nopal = 20g of Saturated Fat.
• 2.7kg of Nopal = 12000IU of Vitamin A.
• 1.6kg of Nopal = 80mcgs of Vitamin K.
• 1.8kg of Nopal = 95mg of Vitamin C.
• 13.6kg of Nopal = 1.5mg of Vitamin B1.    
• 4.3kg of Nopal = 1.7mg of Vitamin B2.
• 6.8kg of Nopal = 20mg  of Vitamin B3.
• 6.7kg of Nopal = 10mg of Vitamin B5.
• 3kg of Nopal = 2mg of Vitamin B6.
• 20kg of Nopal = 600mcgs of Vitamin B9.
• 610g of Nopal = 1000mg of Calcium.
• 894g of Nopal = 420g of Magnesium.
• 6.3kg of Nopal = 1000mg of Phosphorus.  
• 1.8kg of Nopal = 3500mg of Potassium.
• 12kg of Nopal = 2400mg of Sodium.
• 6.1kg of Nopal = 3mg of Copper.
• 3.6kg of Nopal = 18mg of Iron.
• 1.2kg of Nopal = 5mg of Manganese.
• 10kg of Nopal = 70mcgs of Selenium.
• 7.1kg of Nopal = 15mg of Zinc.

Health Benefits of Nopales (Cooked)

          Ethanol extracts from prickly pear cactus fruit and stems were prepared and used to evaluate the pharmacological activities of the plant. The Korean study found that both extracts suppressed paw edema in laboratory animals and had a potent inhibitory effect against leukocyte migration, which is an important mechanism in the development of inflammatory diseases  

In studies led by Dr. Maria L. Fernandez in California and published in the "Journal of Nutrition," prickly pear pectin decreased LDL concentrations and led to a 28 percent drop in total cholesterol levels. Furthermore, Mexican researchers found that animals fed raw nopal had lower weight gains and a 34 percent reduction in LDL cholesterol levels.
Nopal has been studied for its effects on blood sugar levels, with one study published in the "Journal of Ethnopharmacology" in 1995 finding the cactus extracts caused a significant decrease in blood glucose values by almost 18 percent. The Calzada Tecnologico in Baja California also discovered that adding nopal to traditional high-carbohydrate Mexican meals among patients with Type 2 diabetes induced a reduction in glucose concentration after the meal.

The Opuntia ficus indica (nopal) cactus has been used in Sicily folk medicine for years to treat gastric ulcers. Italian scientists pre-treated laboratory animals with nopal before inducing gastric ulcers and found that the pre-treatment provided a protective action against the ulcers, most likely from the mucilage present in the plant.

  

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