I used to grow prickly pear cactus in CA. Known as Luther Burbank spineless. Famed botanist that developed them for cattle feed. The pear has a lot of large seeds, making it difficult to eat the meat. I can't imagine the one could get juice from them. But very delicious. Neighbors would come and ask for some. I told them only at their own risks. Not easy to work around cactus, even if these are spineless, I had other kinds of cactus growing around them.
Rich source of magnesium and amino acid taurine and flavanoids - wide variety of flavanoids. Mexicans like to fry the paddles. Apparently starchy. The pear is supposedly good for cholesterol.
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