Cactuses aren’t just part of the scenery in South Texas. For centuries, the fruit and paddles from the prickly pear cactus have fueled the people who live here, and they’re still easy to find on the ...

Building on the popularity of plant-based meat alternatives like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods, more and more investors are backing vegan products. Becoming a thriving plant-based food company, ...

Stop for a minute, and ask yourself how many solely plant-based fast food concepts you can name? Not many, huh? In fact, depending on where you live in the U.S., there might not be any. That is — at ...

Cactus fruit may look intimidating, but once you get past its spiny outsides, it yields a mild and nutrient-rich flesh. This fruit is delicious eaten raw, added to recipes, or turned into a refreshing ...

While many see versatile maiz as the foremost plant in Mexican cookery, cactus occupies a more symbolic role for many Mexicans. You can literally see this by examining the Mexican flag, which depicts ...

Consumer attitudes towards animal-free food, and plant-based meat especially, have seen better days. As consumer interest in sustainability declines, animal-based meat and dairy are seeing a ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? You’ve heard of maple water and coconut water...but cactus water? Seems ...

Could cactus pear become a major crop like soybeans and corn in the near future, and help provide a biofuel source, as well as a sustainable food and forage crop? Researchers believe the plant, with ...