仙人掌类植物中,可供食用的品种屈指可数,它们的共同特点是果实和肉质茎皆可食用。由于其果实含有大量糖、蛋白质、脂肪等成分,营养丰富,口感清甜,被生物学家们看好。美国园艺界已作为“果树”而大量栽培,这些果实被称为“仙人掌梨”。在地中海周围生活的居民,则把果实当作主食,并诙谐地称它们是“印第安无花果”。仙人掌肉质茎经过加工处理,可制作美味佳肴。我国于1997年从墨西哥引进米邦塔仙人掌进行示范推广,米邦塔仙人掌在墨西哥排在蔬菜榜的第五位,从五星级宾馆到 Cacti plants, there are a handful of edible varieties, their common feature is the fruit and fleshy stems are edible. Because of its fruit contains a lot of sugar, protein, fat and other ingredients, nutrient-rich, sweet taste, biologists are optimistic. The American horticultural community has been extensively cultivated as “fruit trees,” and these fruits are called “cactus pears.” Residents living around the Mediterranean use the fruit as staple food and jocularly call them “Indian figs.” Cactus succulent stems after processing, can produce delicious cuisine. China introduced the cactus of Mabangta from Mexico for demonstration and promotion in 1997. The Mabuta cactus ranks fifth in the vegetables list in Mexico from the five-star hotel