Pitahaya red/white
Taste: slightly sweet, refreshing
How to eat: cut in half and spoon out the pulp with seeds
Ripeness: slightly soft to the touch
Storage: refrigerated for 7 days
The dragon fruit cactus blooms several times each year. The flower is beautiful, about 15 cm long and 30 cm wide in diameter, blooms at night and dies with the first rays of the sun. It yields after successful pollination by nocturnal pollinators moths and bats.
The peel of the fruit is not edible, only the flesh inside. The fruit is cut in half and the inside is eaten with a spoon, or cut into slices like watermelon. The flesh can be made into juice and drunk.
Dragon fruit is recommended for its rich nutritional value for:
improving eye health – carotene
improving digestion in the body and reducing fat – fiber
improving body metabolism – proteins
as an aid in the formation of healthy teeth and strong bones – calcium
for improving appetite loss – vitamin B2, B1
improving skin appearance – B3
improving the body’s overall immune system – vitamin C
as an aid in tissue formation – phosphorus
