Not all cacti are edible. Some wild cacti are inedible. This species of edible cactus can be eaten. The cactus fruits are fragrant, sweet, tender and juicy, and are generally eaten fresh; in Mexico and other places Fresh fruits can also be processed into canned food or alcoholic beverages. Honey and fresh milk ice cubes can also be added to make juice to make ice cream with a better flavor.

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Edible cactus is not only rich in nutrients, but also has high medicinal value. Edible cactus is rich in potassium, calcium, iron, copper, polysaccharides, and flavonoids. Long-term consumption of similar substances, low sodium, and no oxalic acid can effectively reduce blood sugar, blood lipids and cholesterol, and also has the functions of promoting blood circulation, removing stasis, anti-inflammatory, moisturizing the intestines, and beautifying. It is "a vegetable with development potential."

As a health-care vegetable, it is rich in nutrients and contains a variety of vitamins and 18 kinds of amino acids needed for human health. It has the functions of promoting qi and blood circulation, clearing away heat and detoxifying, and has developed water storage tissue and strong stress resistance. It is an emerging green health vegetable. Cactus contains cactus gel, which is comparable to aloe vera gel, and is the favorite of most female friends. The active ingredient content is as high as 30%.

The mineral content of edible cactus is high. Potassium is the element with the highest content, accounting for 60% of the total mineral content of cactus, reaching 317.1mg/100g fresh weight, which is about twice that of cabbage and cucumber respectively; the second most abundant element is calcium, which is 162mg/ 100g fresh weight is approximately equivalent to 1/5 of the adult RDA.

Cactus also contains magnesium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, selenium, manganese, copper and other trace elements that are indispensable to the human body. Their content is the same as or several times higher than that of cabbage and cucumber. And it does not contain sodium, indicating that cactus has certain significance in the treatment of hypertension and coronary heart disease.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Edible Cactus