05/12/2020
Dragon fruit, or known as pitaya, is a beautiful and exotic looking fruit that has many health benefits! Great for skin, cardiovascular, lower cholesterol, lower blood sugar, help with stomach ailments, and helps in weight management.
Dragon fruits have red or yellow skin with a purple or white inside but always the beginnings of overlaid leaves, similar to an artichoke. If you never had dragon fruit before, the flavor is mildly tangy and sweet and sometimes sour. It also delivers a crunchy texture like eating chia seed or a kiwi.
Dragon Fruit Nutrition Fun Facts:
Low calories fruit (53 calories per 100g) and rich in antioxidant.
Dragon fruit seeds contain protein as well as omega 3 and 6 fatty acids.
It is rich in proteins, fiber, lycopene, and carbohydrates.
Eating too much red colored dragon fruit can give you pseudohematuria, which can turn urine reddish. Sorry boys, you didn’t get your mensural cycle.
the red-fleshed variety of dragon fruit contains lycopene, the same antioxidant found in tomatoes.
The high level of vitamin C found in dragon fruit helps boost immunity
Iron, present in dragon fruits, is great for boosting the hemoglobin levels in anemic individuals. It also aids in the production of red blood cells (RBCs), which then helps in proper oxygenation of vital organs.
Antioxidant-rich dragon fruits help in detoxification by flushing out the waste metals and toxins from the body.
Dragon fruits have a significantly high-fiber content, which means that they can help bulk up bowel movement. It can even help eliminate constipation and IBS issues.
