Opuntia spp.: Characterization and Benefits in Chronic Diseases

Table 2

Mineral composition of wild and domesticated species in Mexico and other countries.

Species	Mineral (mg/100 g sample)
	K	Ca	Na	P	Fe	Mn
O. streptacantha^a	2213	667	70	0.09	2.9	16.5
O. hyptiacantha^a	2690	740	87	0.09	3.9	9.8
O. megacantha^a	1960	683	137	0.08	5.1	13.3
O. albicarpa^a	1956	647	77	0.09	0.7	24.1
O. ficus-indica^a	2403	627	63	0.09	8.6	13.8
O. humifusa^b	1269	1968	nd	1110	nd	1411

^aAstello-Garcia et al. [28]; ^bJun et al. [131]; nd: not determined.