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  1. 01

    Traditional culinary uses, food applications, and potential health benefits of Peruvian Mesquite (Prosopis pallida)

    Journal of Ethnic Foods, Springer Nature, 2025

    A systematic review across PubMed, SCOPUS and Web of Science covering the nutritional profile, traditional uses and functional food potential of Prosopis pallida.
    • Systematic review
    • Nutritional profile
    • Functional food
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  2. 02

    Nutritive and Bioactive Properties of Mesquite (Prosopis pallida) Flour and Its Technological Performance in Breadmaking

    Foods, MDPI (PubMed Central), 2020

    Analyses Peruvian Prosopis pallida flour directly, reporting high dietary fibre (29.6%), protein (9.5%), tocopherols, apigenin glycoside derivatives and antioxidant capacity.
    • Fibre
    • Protein
    • Antioxidants
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  3. 03

    Chemical composition and antioxidant capacity of purified extracts of Prosopis pallida from Northern Peru

    Latin American and Caribbean Bulletin of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 2023

    Studies Prosopis pallida from northern Peru specifically, identifying Vicenin II and reporting antioxidant activity that correlates with total phenolic content.
    • Northern Peru
    • Phenolic compounds
    • Vicenin II
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  4. 04

    Current Insights into Phytochemistry, Nutritional, and Pharmacological Properties of Prosopis Plants

    Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Wiley, 2022

    A comprehensive review of Prosopis plants, covering their mineral content (including iron, potassium and calcium), phytochemistry and the biological activities studied to date.
    • Review
    • Minerals
    • Phytochemistry
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  5. 05

    Traditional culinary uses, food applications, and potential health benefits of Peruvian Mesquite (full text)

    Bohórquez-Medina et al., 2025 (ResearchGate)

    The full text of the Springer Nature review, including the amino acid profile of Prosopis pallida, its historical use and detailed nutritional composition.
    • Amino acids
    • Historical use
    • Full text
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  6. 06

    Chemical and nutritional properties of different fractions of Prosopis pods and seeds

    Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, Springer Nature

    Identifies potassium as the main mineral in Prosopis pods, alongside calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc, and reports the polyphenol content of whole pod flour.
    • Potassium
    • Calcium
    • Iron and zinc
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  7. 07

    Biopharmaceutical potentials of Prosopis spp.

    Journal of Food and Drug Analysis (PubMed)

    A broad review of laboratory and pharmacological research across Prosopis species.
    • Review
    • Prosopis species
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These studies are a selection of published research on Prosopis pallida and other Prosopis species. They study the plant and its extracts, not Imara itself. The claims we make for iron, potassium, calcium and fibre are approved nutrition and health claims on the GB Nutrition and Health Claims Register.

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