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Desarrollo de agronegocio de nopalitos y polvo de nopal en el mercado interno de la Región Metropolitana, Chile
(Universidad de Chile, 2022)
El aumento de la sequía debido al calentamiento global, ha llevado a buscar especies que se puedan adaptar a dicho escenario, además de tener un potencial económico. La especie Opuntia ficus-indica, conocida como tuna o nopal, es un cultivo de...
The increase in drought due to global warming has led to the search for species that can adapt to this scenario and also may have an economic potential. The specie Opuntia ficus-indica, known as cactus pear or nopal, is a crop of interest due to its ability to adapt to extreme conditions and its important beneficial properties to health. In Mexico there is an industry around the nopal, where they market their young cladodes (nopalitos), but in Chile there is only a market for the cactus pear fruits. For this reason, it is sought to produce and market in the domestic market nopalitos and nopal powder, but there is no information on the commercial acceptability from the potential customers. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to develop a commercial evaluation to contribute to the development of a potential agribusiness from nopalitos and nopal powder, and thus be able to create a brand and a marketing plan to consolidate products in the national market. The research is based on a market analysis, where statistical, economic and social studies were incorporated, using tools such as surveys and interviews. The results were a business plan, in which it was possible to determine important aspects valued by the potential consumers, such as perception towards the attributes of the products, preferences and prices willing to pay. This data helped to characterize the segmentation of the target audience and a reasonable approximation of the sales format. One of the important aspects is that the products are better valued, and there is a greater willingness to pay for contributing with beneficial properties to health, than for being a product with low environmental impact. In addition, a decisive factor in the purchase is the level of study associated with the potential client. Considering the aforementioned aspects, it is concluded that agribusiness is feasible, profitable and has great acceptance potential....
The increase in drought due to global warming has led to the search for species that can adapt to this scenario and also may have an economic potential. The specie Opuntia ficus-indica, known as cactus pear or nopal, is a crop of interest due to its ability to adapt to extreme conditions and its important beneficial properties to health. In Mexico there is an industry around the nopal, where they market their young cladodes (nopalitos), but in Chile there is only a market for the cactus pear fruits. For this reason, it is sought to produce and market in the domestic market nopalitos and nopal powder, but there is no information on the commercial acceptability from the potential customers. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to develop a commercial evaluation to contribute to the development of a potential agribusiness from nopalitos and nopal powder, and thus be able to create a brand and a marketing plan to consolidate products in the national market. The research is based on a market analysis, where statistical, economic and social studies were incorporated, using tools such as surveys and interviews. The results were a business plan, in which it was possible to determine important aspects valued by the potential consumers, such as perception towards the attributes of the products, preferences and prices willing to pay. This data helped to characterize the segmentation of the target audience and a reasonable approximation of the sales format. One of the important aspects is that the products are better valued, and there is a greater willingness to pay for contributing with beneficial properties to health, than for being a product with low environmental impact. In addition, a decisive factor in the purchase is the level of study associated with the potential client. Considering the aforementioned aspects, it is concluded that agribusiness is feasible, profitable and has great acceptance potential....
New sources of oilseeds from Latin American native fruits
(2008)
Three Latin American oilseeds obtained from native fruits: nopal (tuna) (Opuntia ficus-indica), cherimoya (chirimoya) (Annona cherimola), and papaya, Chilean variety (Carica pubescens or C. candamarcensis) were studied for their fatty acid...
Optimización de la extracción acuosa y secado del biopolímero de nopal (Opuntia ficus-indica)
(Universidad de Chile, 2017)
El mucílago de nopal es un hidrato de carbono complejo, con una gran capacidad para absorber agua, producido por plantas de la familia de las Cactaceae entre ellas la tuna (Opuntia ficus-indica). Algunos investigadores mencionan su potencial...
Influence of temperature, calcium and sucrose concentration on viscoelastic properties of prosopis chilensis seed gum and nopal mucilage dispersions
(Wiley, 2018-07)
Viscoelastic properties of two nontraditional hydrocolloid dispersions were evaluated. Prosopis chilensis seed gum was evaluated based on temperature (5-80 degrees C) and added CaCl2 (0.07%), whereas nopal mucilage was evaluated based on temperature...
Determinación del contenido de compuestos funcionales en polvos de nopal (Opuntia ficus-indica Mill.), provenientes de cladodios de distinto peso
(Universidad de Chile, 2012)
literatura sobre la utilización de cladodios para la preparación de harina o polvos de nopal y menos aún sobre el efecto de la edad o tamaño de los cladiodos sobre las características y propiedades de los polvos...
Formulación y caracterización de una bebida con fibra dietética de polvo de nopal
(Universidad de Chile, 2015)
han tenido el mayor número de innovaciones en la industria. En este estudio se evaluó el polvo de nopal, como ingrediente funcional, rico en fibra dietética (42,87 %) añadido a una bebida. Este ingrediente se ha probado en productos de panadería...
A functional food is a processed food that, in addition to being nutritious, fulfills a health benefit for consumers. This characteristic is due essentially to the presence of bioactive compounds like dietary fiber and antioxidants in one or more ingredients, which have a proven effect on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCD). In recent years the growth of functional beverages within this classification stand out, because consumers no longer consider drinks simply for quenching thirst, but rather as a healthy product that has specific ingredients for specific lifestyles, which is why functional drinks have the highest rate of innovation in the industry. In this study nopal powder, was evaluated as a functional ingredient rich in dietary fiber (42,87 %) added to a soft drink. This ingredient has been tested in baking, biscuit and pasta or in dietary fiber pelleted, but not in beverages. This research was divided into three stages. In the first one a randomized cubic simplex lattice mixture design was used, obtaining ten treatments with a variable matrix of nopal powder, citric acid and sweetener in which an optimal beverage (1,52 % nopal powder, 1,48 % citric acid and 1 % sweetener) was obtained through antioxidant activity, sensory acceptability tests and viscosity. In the second stage a comparison of this optimal beverage with a control beverage (0,0 % nopal powder, 1,48 % citric acid and 1 % sweetener) was done. The beverages were characterized physically, chemically, sensory and microbiological. The optimized beverage scored higher contents of crude fiber, dietary fiber and total phenols. In the third stage the optimized beverage shelf-life was followed up for six months, where no significant differences were observed during period, in characteristics such as color, total phenols, antioxidant activity and sensory quality....
A functional food is a processed food that, in addition to being nutritious, fulfills a health benefit for consumers. This characteristic is due essentially to the presence of bioactive compounds like dietary fiber and antioxidants in one or more ingredients, which have a proven effect on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCD). In recent years the growth of functional beverages within this classification stand out, because consumers no longer consider drinks simply for quenching thirst, but rather as a healthy product that has specific ingredients for specific lifestyles, which is why functional drinks have the highest rate of innovation in the industry. In this study nopal powder, was evaluated as a functional ingredient rich in dietary fiber (42,87 %) added to a soft drink. This ingredient has been tested in baking, biscuit and pasta or in dietary fiber pelleted, but not in beverages. This research was divided into three stages. In the first one a randomized cubic simplex lattice mixture design was used, obtaining ten treatments with a variable matrix of nopal powder, citric acid and sweetener in which an optimal beverage (1,52 % nopal powder, 1,48 % citric acid and 1 % sweetener) was obtained through antioxidant activity, sensory acceptability tests and viscosity. In the second stage a comparison of this optimal beverage with a control beverage (0,0 % nopal powder, 1,48 % citric acid and 1 % sweetener) was done. The beverages were characterized physically, chemically, sensory and microbiological. The optimized beverage scored higher contents of crude fiber, dietary fiber and total phenols. In the third stage the optimized beverage shelf-life was followed up for six months, where no significant differences were observed during period, in characteristics such as color, total phenols, antioxidant activity and sensory quality....
Utilización agroindustrial del nopal
(FAO, 2006)
Utilización agroindustrial
del nopal
BOLETÍN
DE SERVICIOS
AGRÍCOLAS
DE LA FAO
162
ISSN 1020-4334
Fotografía de la cubierta:
Venta de tunas en Marruecos. E. Chessa/Italia.
Cosecha de nopalitos en México. A. Rodríguez...
-Félix/México. ORGANIZACIÓN DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA LA AGRICULTURA Y LA ALIMENTACIÓN Roma, 2006 Utilización agroindustrial del nopal por Carmen Sáenz Autora principal y Horst Berger Joel Corrales García Ljubica Galletti Víctor García de Cortázar Inocencio Higuera...
-Félix/México. ORGANIZACIÓN DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA LA AGRICULTURA Y LA ALIMENTACIÓN Roma, 2006 Utilización agroindustrial del nopal por Carmen Sáenz Autora principal y Horst Berger Joel Corrales García Ljubica Galletti Víctor García de Cortázar Inocencio Higuera...
Centro de investigación y transferencia tecnológica [CITT] : Caimanes IV Región, Chile
(Universidad de Chile, 2013)
estas características.
La Opuntia ficus-indica, conocida comúnmente como: tuna,
nopal ó chumbera es una planta de la familia de las cactáceas.
Existen más de 300 especies de tunas, pero para consumo sólo
se utilizan 12. Opuntia ficus-indica es la...
primera instancia, devolver la identidad agrícola al pueblo de Caimanes, en segundo lugar, pero no menos importante, permitirá biorremediar el agua contenida en el tranque de relaves a través de biofiltros generados con la paleta de nopal previamente...
primera instancia, devolver la identidad agrícola al pueblo de Caimanes, en segundo lugar, pero no menos importante, permitirá biorremediar el agua contenida en el tranque de relaves a través de biofiltros generados con la paleta de nopal previamente...