Prickly Power: Unlocking the Health Benefits of Red Cactus Pears

A staple of the Native American diet for centuries, Red Cactus Pears are packed with incredible health benefits. Listen in this week as Dee discusses why this small, watermelon-like fruit is a true superfood, and how to incorporate it into your meals. Reference: Giraldo-Silva, L., Ferreira, B., Rosa, E., & Dias, A. C. P. (2023). Opuntia ficus-indica fruit: A systematic review of its phytochemicals and pharmacological activities. Plants, 12(3), 543. Link to Red Cactus Pear Fact Sheet:

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Prickly Power: Unlocking the Health Benefits of Red Cactus Pears is an episode from Diet Science by Dee and Michael McCaffrey.

This episode is 0:07:40 long.

This episode was published on Mar 23, 2025.

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