Miller as a Novel Food Source: A Review.

Miller is an edible plant species belonging to the Cactaceae family. It has the potential to be used in the food and pharmaceutical industries due to its nutritional characteristics, bioactive compounds, and mucilage content. Miller is native to the Neotropical region, where it is traditionally employed as food in rural communities, being popularly known as 'ora-pro-nobis' (OPN) or the Barbados gooseberry.

Amino acid-based hydrophobic affinity cryogel for protein purification from ora-pro-nobis (Pereskia aculeata Miller) leaves.

The surfaces of the polyacrylamide cryogels were coated with L-tryptophan (cryogel-Trp) or L-phenylalanine (cryogel-Phe) to enhance crude leaf extract-derived ora-pro-nobis (OPN) protein binding via pseudo-specific hydrophobic interactions. Cryogels functionalized with amino acids were prepared and characterized through morphological, hydrodynamic, and thermal analyses. The adsorption capacities of cryogel-Phe and cryogel-Trp were evaluated in terms of type (sodium sulfate or sodium phosphate) and concentration (0.

Study of morphological properties and rheological parameters of cellulose nanofibrils of cocoa shell (Theobroma cacao L.).

Cocoa shell was evaluated as a precursor for cellulose nanofibrils (NFCs) using mechanical defibrillation. Its morphology was analysed using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy with field emission. Rheological and mechanical behaviour were evaluated through flow curves with a strain rate ranging from 0 to 300 s at 25 °C and by means of oscillatory frequency sweeps (0.

Ultrasound-assisted oil-in-water nanoemulsion produced from Pereskia aculeata Miller mucilage.

For the preparation of nanoemulsions, the correct choice of emulsifiers, together with the emulsification methods, directly influences the final product quality. The present study reports the ultrasound-assisted preparation of oil-in-water nanoemulsions produced with mucilage extracted from leaves of Pereskia aculeata Miller (ora-pro-nobis; OPN). The OPN mucilage (%) and soybean oil (%) concentration range, and the process operating parameters, ultrasonic power amplitude (%) and sonication time (min), were optimized based on the mean droplet diameter (d).