Nopal cactus leaves: Nutrition Facts

Nopal cactus leaves is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 19.4 kcal

Nopal cactus leaves contains 1.15 grams of total sugars, 2.2 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Nopal cactus leaves — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Nopal cactus leaves provides about 1.8% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 0.1% of the daily intake of fats and 1.1% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein1.3 g
1.8%
Fat90 mg
0.1%
Carbs3.3 g
1.1%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Nopal cactus leaves of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0 mg
0.0%
Beta Carotene0.3 mg
6.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C9.3 mg
10.3%
Vitamine B10 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B30.4 mg
2.5%
Vitamine B47.3 mg
1.5%
Vitamine B50.2 mg
4.0%
Vitamine B60.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Nopal cactus leaves.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium164 mg
16.4%
Iron0.6 mg
6.0%
Magnesium52 mg
13.0%
Phosphorus16 mg
2.3%
Potassium257 mg
5.5%
Sodium21 mg
1.6%
Zinc0.3 mg
2.7%
Copper0.1 mg
11.1%
Manganese0.5 mg
21.7%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Nopal cactus leaves.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan14 mg
0.2%
Threonine40 mg
1.7%
Isoleucine49 mg
2.5%
Leucine77 mg
1.7%
Lysine59 mg
1.4%
Methionine15 mg
0.8%
Cystine8 mg
0.4%
Phenylalanine49 mg
1.1%
Tyrosine29 mg
0.7%
Valine59 mg
2.4%
Arginine52 mg
0.9%
Histidine25 mg
1.2%
Alanine50 mg
0.8%
Aspartic acid86 mg
0.7%
Glutamic acid145 mg
1.1%
Glycine46 mg
1.3%
Proline43 mg
1.0%
Serine43 mg
0.5%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (0.077 g), isoleucine (0.049 g) and valine (0.059 g).
Nopal cactus leaves contains 0.18 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.046 g), arginine (0.052 g) and methionine (0.015 g).
Nopal cactus leaves contains 0.11 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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