It is characterized by a content very high of fibres, about 4,4 to 5 G to 100 G (a value among highest for a fresh fruit the prickly pear provides varied and interesting vitamin contributions. The rate of vitamin C reached 22 Mg to 100 G.
These glucids are made up for more than 90 % by glucose (a simple glucid whose sweetening capacity is not very high: 75, against 100 for saccharose, and 130 to 170 for the fructose). One finds there also fructose, and saccharose traces.
The prickly pear and is scented, with a subtle floral flavour. It has a soft savour and delicately sweetened: it indeed contains 8 G of glucids for 100 G.
The prickly pearand is scented, with a subtle floral flavour. It has a soft savour and delicately sweetened