Introduction
Remember Dragon Fruit = DF.
Dragon Fruit is a tropical climbing cactus.
It's now getting a huge amount of interest from many countries.
It also called Pitaya, Red Pitaya, Strawberry Pear, Condrella Plant, Night Blooming, Cereus, Belle Of The Night and many more.
It can be cultivated either in tropical aur subtropical parts such as Central and South America or southeast Asia.
The main producers of Dragon Fruit are Thailand and Vietnam. The DF is also used in sweets ice cream yoghurt pastries jellies, wines and jams.
Dear gross in an average temperature of 21 - 29°C. This crop requires rainfall of 600 – 1300 ml and sunshine with and alternate between dry and wet season.
it grows in many countries such as China, Israel, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Taiwan, Australia, Cambodia, Nicaragua, Philippines, Peru, Vietnam, and southwestern USA, etc.
But it was first introduced in Thailand in 1991.
Nutritional Composition
100 grams of white flash DF contains:
130 kcal energy, 0.5 gram protein, 0.1 gram fat, 9.5 gram carbs, 5.5 gram glucose, 1.9 gram fructose, 0.3 gram crude fibre, 3.1 – 6 mg calcium, 26.6mg magnesium, 3.3mg sodium, 399.5mg potassium, 0.4mg iron, and 19mg phosphorus.
In percentage
This fruit contains 0.16-0.23 percent protein, 0.7 – 0.9% fibre, it is 82.5 – 83.0 % moisture and 0.21 - 0.61% fat.
Now, let's discuss the Benefits of Dragon Fruit.
1). DF have a shocking number of phytochemicals. It's rich in antioxidants, contains vitamin C equals to 10% of RDA.
It also contains several B vitamin which help in carbohydrates metabolism, polyunsaturated fats and protein and carotein.
Calcium content present in it helps in development stronger bones and teeths, and iron and phosphorus helps in tissue formation and developing healthy blood.
This fruits that contain zero complex carbohydrates, which makes it easier to digest, and broke down in the body.
Dragon fruit also contains phytochemicals, captin which is used as the medication to treat heart related problems.
2). Omega 3 is essential for our body, you can find it in some foods like fish nuts eggs and Dragon fruit's seeds.
These seeds of Dragon fruit are high in omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids (polyunsaturated fats).
These fats helps in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease.
3). Eating Dragon fruit also helps in improving eyesight, and the lycopen, which gives red colour to this fruit has shown to lower the risk of prostate cancer.
4). Dragon fruit may help you in diabetes, it have a lower glycamic index which makes it a great fruit.
In researches on mice,it showed significant amounts of reduction in risk factors for diabetes.
5). As it is a great source of dietary fibre, it helps in digestion. This fibre helps in maintaining digestion and also prevent constipation.
It also stabilize blood sugar levels because of soluble fibres.
Antioxidant and anti carcinogens found commonly in Dragon fruit in high amount, which may help you to lower the risk of some other cancers.
The vitamin C found in Dragon fruit have shown anti-aging properties, Which makes your skin healthy and may protect from over exposure in the sunlight.
Side Effects
It's safe for most people to consume it, but some people might have some allergy effects from it.
There is also not much information about the effects of dragon fruit on pregnant and Brest feeding women's. So it's better to avoid it.
It may also lower your blood sugar levels.
So first you need to monitor your blood sugar levels.
Bottom Line
Dragon fruit is a tasty, nutritious, and beneficial fruit to add in your diet.
Its and exotic fruit with a lot of benefits, some more researches are needed to verify the effects of Dragon fruit on humans.
Until then enjoy the juicy pupl of dragon fruit.
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