How Many Calories are in Cactus Pears

Cactus Pears tastes delicious and is contains good nutritional value. It is available from a number of brands and the calorie content in cactus pear available from different brands is different. Here is a look at the calorie content in cactus pear available from a few popular brands.

Prickly pear cactus available from Generic is quite popular. One cup serving of this prickly pear cactus weighing 149 grams contains 61 calories. The total fat content in it is 1 gram, carbohydrate content in it is 14 grams, dietary fiber content in it is 5 grams, protein content in it is 1 gram and sodium content is 7 mg.

Pear, prickly cactus available from Produce is also well liked. One such pear weighing around 103 gram contains a total of 42 calories. The total fat content in it is 1 gram, carbohydrate content in it is 10 grams, dietary fiber content in it is 4 grams, sugar content is 7 grams, protein content is 1 gram, potassium content in it is 227 mg and sodium content is 5 mg. It also contains some amount of iron, calcium and certain other essential minerals.

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 Cheri’s Prickly Pear cactus jelly also tastes delicious. One tablespoon of prickly pear cactus jelly weighing around 17 grams contains 35 calories. The total carbohydrate content in it is 10 grams all of which consists of sugar. It also contains some vitamin C content.

You may also try prickly pear cactus syrup available from Cheri’s. One fourth cup of prickly pear cactus syrup available from this brand contains 120 calories. The total carbohydrate content in it is 17 grams of which 16 grams is sugar content.

A medium sized prickly pear red cactus fruit available from Fresh fruit weighing around 103 grams contains a total of 42 calories. The total carbohydrate content in it is 10 grams and fat and protein content in it is 1 gram each.