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Goodness of Dragon fruit
Dragon fruit is the best gift of mother earth. Every part of the plant (flesh, skin, stem, seedlings and flowers) presents different functions and all of them can be harvested into enzymes that bring endless benefits to human body.
Dragon fruit is rich in vitamins and nutrients, it’s flesh is high in water, fiber, carbohydrate, Vitamin B1, B2, B3, B12,C, fructose, glucose, calcium, phosphorus, iron and etc. It is also rich in procyanidins that is rarely found in other plants, water-soluble dietary fibres and plant proteins.
- Plant protein:
Material that is sticky and contains collagen. Flower, fruit and stem of pitaya plant has some of the best plant protein. It has detoxification effect towards heavy metal pollution and has a protective effect to the parietal.
- Procyanidins (high in Costa Rica Pitaya):
Antioxidant, after absorbed into human body, it has antioxidant effect, anti free radicals and anti aging. It also has effect in preventing Alzheimer disease
- Water-soluble dietary fibres:
Prevent constipation and promotes bowel movement. Very suitable for people that are on diet and suffers from diabetes. This can also helps to prevent colon cancer.
- Vitamin B1:
Essential in carbohydrate metabolism, prevent neuritis and beriberi, promotes bowel movement and secretion of digestive juice.
- Vitamin B2:
Promote growth and development. Prevent skin, mouth and eye disease.
- Vitamin B3:
Alleviate migraine, improves blood circulation, lower blood pressure and cholesterol. Promotes expansion of expansion of blood vessels and preserve the health of skin.
- Vitamin B12:
Prevent pernicious anemia, important to carbohydrate and lipid metabolism.
- Vitamin C:
Increase human body immunity and accelerate healing of injury. Prevent and treats scurvy, anti free radicals and oxidation of cell membrane.
- Calcium:
Major components for bones and teeth. Regulate heartbeat and muscle contraction. Enables blood coagulation, maintain nervous health.
- Phosphorus:
Maintain the formation of bones and teeth, major substance in cell membrane. Enables lipid and fatty acids metabolism.
- Iron:
The main part of the body into elements of an enzyme, main component of hemoglobin.
Below are nutritional values per 100g of Dragon Fruit, which 55% - 70% of it are edible part of fruit (may change subject to cultivation conditions).
- Water 80-90 g
- Carbohydrates 9-14 g
- Protein 0.15-0.5 g
- Fat 0.1-0.6 g
- Fiber 0.3-0.9 g
- Ash 0.4-0.7 g
- Calories: 35-50
- Calcium 6-10 mg
- Iron 0.3-0.7 mg
- Phosphorus 16 - 36 mg
- Carotene (Vitamin A) traces
- Thiamine (Vitamin B1) traces
- Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) traces
- Niacin (Vitamin B3) 0.2-0.45 mg
- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) 4-25 mg
Some other facts about Dragon Fruit nutrition are:
- Particularly red-skinned pitayas are a good source of Vitamin C.
- Pitayas are rich in fiber and minerals, notably phosphorus and calcium. Red pitayas seem to be richer in the former, yellow ones in the latter.
- The seeds are rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, and in particular Red Pitayas contain very little saturated fat.
- Pitahayas also contain significant quantities of phytoalbumin antioxidants, which prevent the formation of cancer-causing free radicals.
- In Taiwan, diabetics use the fruit as a food substitute for rice and as a source of dietary fibre.
- Pitaya flesh is easy to digest. It supposedly increases excretion of heavy metal toxins and lowers cholesterol and blood pressure. Eaten regularly, it is credited with alleviating chronic respiratory tract ailments