Nutritional Composition, Antinutritional Factors, Antioxidant Activities, Functional Properties, and Sensory Evaluation of Cactus Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) Seeds Grown in Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Table 4

Functional properties of cactus pear seed flour.

Properties	Values
Bulk density(g/ml)	0.80 ± 0.00
Water absorption capacity (%)	1.64.00 ± 0.1
Oil absorption capacity (ml)	1.45 ± 0.07
Water solubility index (%)	5.6 ± 0.00
Foaming capacity (ml)	4.75 ± 0.35
Foaming stability(ml)	3.75 ± 0.35

Values are presented as mean ± SD (n=3).