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Cactus Pears
we exoprt Cactus Pears and fresh Fruits exporter and Vegetables from Morocco
We
are wholesale suppliers and exporters of Cactus
Pears
The Cactus
Pears is a fleshy, polyspermic unilocular berry. The Cactus
Pears is formed from the papillary cells of the dorsal epidermis
of the funicular involucre and the funicle while the epicarp
derives from the receptacle, the vegetative tissue surrounding
the ovary. The Cactus Pears of the different species and biotypes
shows great variability in shape, size, colour and quality.
The seeds are numerous (from about 100 to over 400 per Cactus
Pears), disciform, about 3-4 mm in diameter. Anomalies are
often seen in the Cactus Pears. It grows and increases in
fresh weight in a double sigmoid curve. Its nutritional value
lies essentially in its glucose and fructose content (6-8%);
the level of ascorbic acid is moderate (23mg 100-1g); acidity
is low (0.06%).
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