2006-06-22 03:47:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
Nopales are a vegetable made from the young stem segments of prickly pear, carefully peeled to remove the spines. They are particularly common in their native Mexico.
Nopales are generally sold fresh or canned, less often dried to prepare nopalitos. They have a light, slightly tart flavor, and a crisp, mucilaginous texture
Nopales are very rich in insoluble and especially soluble dietary fiber. They are also rich in vitamins (especially vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin K, but also riboflavin and vitamin B6) and minerals (especially magnesium, potassium, and manganese, but also iron and copper). Nopales have a high calcium content, but the nutrient is not biologically available because it is present as calcium oxalate, which is neither highly soluable nor easily absorbed through the intestinal wall.[1]
2006-06-22 04:14:31 · answer #1 · answered by tortugamerlin 2 · 7⤊ 1⤋
Nopales are a vegetable made from the young stem segments of prickly pear, carefully peeled to remove the spines. They are particularly common in their native Mexico. ... huevos con nopales (eggs with nopal), or "tacos de nopales". I imagine they're very good for you.
2006-06-22 03:51:38 · answer #2 · answered by ndtaya 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nopales are cactus, and as far as I know they don't have that great of nutritive value, especially if they are pickled which I have seen. They are rather tasty in eggs and other things but I wouldn't buy them on purpose.
2006-06-22 04:09:54 · answer #3 · answered by peepqueen78 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cactus paddles...they have a fair amount of dietary fiber, a good amount of magnesium and a few vitamins. Low fat and vegetarian!
2006-06-22 12:39:10 · answer #4 · answered by astrocatastrophe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CACTUS, dont know why they would be good for you
2006-06-22 03:50:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋