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Other fruits
prickly pear
Common Names
cactus fruit, hendi (prickly pear), prickly pear, prickly pear fruit
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prickly pear is commonly consumed in 14 countries.
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Egypt
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Botswana
Morocco
Namibia
Peru
Lesotho
Algeria
Common name: cactus fruit
Yemen
Libya
Common name: hendi (prickly pear)
Bolivia
Common name: prickly pear fruit
Palestinian Territories
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Family
Cactaceae
Species
Opuntia sp.
Part Consumed
Fruit
Center of Origin
Tropical South America
Other Resources
Periodic Table of Food
Food composition data on Periodic Table of Food Initiative coming in a future release
