Prickly pear
Fruit
Refrigerator
Ever seen a cactus bloom during a holiday? When its yellow-orange flowers have finished blooming, a fruit forms on the spot of the flower: the prickly pear. The juicy flesh is orange in colour and has black seeds. The taste is sweet and sour and somewhat similar to a pear. Do not pick the prickly pear yourself, they have small barbs.
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Preparation & storage
Storage
You can store cactus pears for 1 week. Preferably in the fridge. The juicy flesh tastes best chilled.
Preparation
Never handle prickly pears with bare hands. Use oven gloves, mittens or a tea towel. The exterior contains small barbs that can get stuck in your skin.
Brush the fruit clean under running water.
Cut the skin and pull the skin off the fruit. You can also cut the prickly pear in half and scoop it out, just like with a kiwi.
Storage times
Refrigerator: 7 days
Preparation times
None, the prickly pear is eaten raw.
Cleaning prickly pears
See preparing.
Information
Portion size
Cultivation and season
Tip
Prickly pear flavour
Nutritional values
These nutritional values apply to the unprocessed product. View all for the full set of values and preparation methods.
View all| Type | Per 100gr |
|---|---|
| Energy | 1095 kj (259 kcal) |
| Fat total | 0.9 gr |
| of which saturated | 0 gr |
| of which unsaturated | 0.9 gr |
| Carbohydrates | 54.1 gr |
| of which sugars | 47.9 gr |
| Dietary fibre | 9.8 gr |
| Protein | 3.3 gr |
| Salt | 0.03 mg |
| Retinol act. equivalent | 5 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.09 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.08 mg |
| Nicotinic acid | 0.6 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.11 mg |
| Folate equivalents | 9 mcg |
| Vitamin C | 1 mg |
| Vitamin E | 0.4 mg |
Availability
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