Influence of cultivar and origin on the flavonol profile of fruits and cladodes from cactus Opuntia ficus-indica.

Flavonols are hypothesized to be the most important polyphenolic antioxidants. This present study aimed at investigating flavonols in cactus Opuntia ficus-indica fruits from two Egyptian cultivars in comparison to three common Sicilian cultivars, and two further cultivars from South Africa. Besides, cactus O.