GMP Standard High Quality Cactus fruit Extract Opuntia ficus indica Powder Prickly Pear Powder

Opuntia ficus-indica is a species of cactus that has long been a domesticated crop plant important in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts of the world. It is thought probably to have originated in Mexico. Some of the common English names for the plant and its fruit are Indian fig opuntia, Barbary fig, cactus pear, spineless cactus, and prickly pear, althou this last name has also been applied to other less common Opuntia species. 

Product: Prickly Pear Powder

Appearance:Red Fine Powder  

Sieve Size:100% pass 80 mesh

Solubility:100% soluble in water

Loss on Drying:<5.0%

Ash:<5.0%

Heavy Metals:<10ppm

Pb:<1ppm

As:<1ppm

Total Plate Count:<1000cfu/g

Yeast&Mold:<100cfu/g

E.Coli:Not detected

Salmonella:Not detected

•  Make an alcoholic drink called colonche;
• In Sicily, a prickly pear-flavored liqueur called "Ficodi" is produced, flavored somewhat like a medicina/aperitif;
• In Malta,a liqueur called bajtra (the Maltese name for prickly pear) is made from this fruit, which can be found growing wild in most every field;