Gluten-Free Snacks Based on Brown Rice and Amaranth Flour with Incorporation of Cactus Pear Peel Powder: Physical, Nutritional, and Sensorial Properties

Table 1

Main nutritional compounds of cactus pear peel powder, amaranth flour, and brown rice flour.

Compound (x 100g of product)		Cactus pear peel; powder ^(1)(2)	Amaranth; flour ^(3)	Brown rice; flour ^(3)
Protein	g	5.71	13.33	7.23
Total Fat	g	3.33	6.67	2.78
Fibre, total dietary	g	64.15	11.10	4.60
Carbohydrates	g	71.84	66.67	76.48
Total carotenoids	mg	217.11	Nr	nr
Calcium	mg	Nr	178.00	11
Iron	mg	Nr	7.20	1.98

nr: nonreported. Mean values obtained from ⁽¹⁾ Elhassaneen and Ragab [18], ⁽²⁾ Diaz‐Vela and Totosaus [12], and ⁽³⁾ USDA [21].