Nopal

Nopal is the common name of the edible pads, or cladodes, of the prickly pear cactus (Opuntia species, principally Opuntia ficus-indica). Nustras supplies nopal as a dried pad powder and as a pad extract, for use as a botanical ingredient in food, beverage and supplement formulations. The pads contain soluble and insoluble dietary fibre, mucilage and minerals.

Nopal powder is formulated into supplements in capsule, tablet and powder form, into fibre blends and premixes, into functional foods and beverages such as smoothie mixes and meal replacements, and into culinary and snack products.

The material is a light green to greyish-green powder with a faint vegetable odour, milled to a controlled particle size and standardised to specification; the extract is a brown-green powder. Identity is confirmed by microscopic examination against a nopal reference, and moisture, ash, heavy-metal and microbial limits are supplied to specification and confirmed on each lot's certificate of analysis.

Nustras supplies nopal powder and extract in bulk commercial quantities, in food-grade bags and fibre drums, to manufacturers and formulators internationally, with a certificate of analysis, specification sheet and country-of-origin documentation on every lot. Nopal is an accepted food and supplement ingredient in major markets; buyers confirm the permitted species, plant part and claim for their application. Contact us for grade, pricing per kilogram and lead time.