Pitaya Fruit, Pitahaya Fruit or commonly known as the Dragon fruit is among the most nutritious and wonderful exotic fruits. It is a favorite to many, particularly people of Asian origin. It features a mouth watering light sweet taste, an intense shape and color, not forgetting its outstanding flowers. In addition to being tasty and refreshing, this beautiful fruit boasts of a lot of water and other vital minerals with varied nutritional ingredients.
Due to its vital nutrients, the Pitaya fruit is suitable for all diets
as it supplements fiber which is best for laxative and the liver.
Similarly, people who have high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity
have attested to the fruit’s goodness. Recent findings show that if an
obese person eats a Pitahaya fruit on a regular basis, it naturally
reduces the weight considerably, creating a well balanced body without
compromising on the individual’s health.
Pitahaya fruits are highly concentrated with Vitamin C, minerals and boasts of high fiber content. The following table shows a characteristic nutritional value of the dragonfruit.
Equally available in affluent in a dragonfruit is
phytoalbumins. Basically, these nutrients are vital and known world over
for the antioxidants they possess which usually help in the prevention
of the formation of free radicals that cause cancer.
| Fiber | 0.9g |
| Fat | 0.61g |
| Ashes | 0.68g |
| Carotene | 0.012g |
| Water | 83.0g |
| Phosphorus | 36.1mg |
| Ascorbic Acid | 9.0mg |
| Protein | 0.229g |
| Riboflavin | 0.045mg |
| Calcium | 8.8g |
| Niacin | 0.430mg |
| Iron | 0.65mg |
Importance of eating a Pitaya fruit
- Carotene helps maintain and equally improve the health of the eyes
- The fiber enhances digestion in our bodies
- The fiber equally reduces fat
- The protein component of the pitaya fruit enhances the body’s metabolism
- Calcium reinforces bones and aid in formation of healthy teeth
- Vitamin B2 acts as a multi vitamin to recover and improve loss appetite
- Vitamin B1 assists in production of energy as well as metabolizing carbohydrates
- Vitamin B3 lowers bad cholesterol level and enhances the appearance of the skin by moisturizing and smoothening it.
- Vitamin C ensures bruises and cuts heal faster and improves the general immune system of our bodies
- Phosphorus aids in tissue formation.
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