Research Article

Extraction and Physicochemical Characterization of Mucilage from Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Miller

Table 3

Mucilage yields via nonthermal extraction from O. cochenillifera cladodes.

TreatmentYield (%)

Hydration31 ± 1
Agitation26.4 ± 0.1
Hydration and agitation31 ± 2