This superb dried Dragon fruit is a must have snack.

According to WebMD:

Dragon fruit has many potential health benefits, including:It's rich in antioxidants like flavonoids, phenolic acid, and betacyanin.

• It's naturally fat-free and high in fiber.
• It may help lower your blood sugar.
• It contains prebiotics, which are foods that feed the healthy bacteria called probiotics in your gut.
• High in Nutrients. Dragon fruit is low in calories but packed with essential vitamins and minerals.
• May Help Fight Chronic Disease.
• Loaded With Fiber.
• Promotes a Healthy Gut.
• Strengthens Your Immune System.
• May Boost Low Iron Levels.
• Good Source of Magnesium.

We have a heart full of passion for our dried Dragon fruit so hope you will enjoy it too.

This item will be shipped as One Box of 8 oz.

Source Wikipedia.orgNutrients[edit]As the nutrient content of raw pitaya has not been thoroughly analyzed or published as of 2019, the USDA FoodData Central database reports one limited product label entry from a manufacturer of a branded product, showing that a 100-gram (3+1⁄2-ounce) reference serving of dried pitaya provides 1,100 kilojoules (264 kilocalories) of food energy, 82% carbohydrates, 4% protein, and 11% of the Daily Value each for vitamin C and calcium (see USDA link in table).[dubious – discuss]

As food[edit]The fruit's texture is sometimes likened to that of the kiwifruit because of its black, crunchy seeds. The seed oil contains the fatty acids linoleic acid and linolenic acid.[11] Dragon fruit is used to flavor and color juices and alcoholic beverages, such as "Dragon's Blood Punch" and the "Dragotini".[12] The flowers can be eaten or steeped as tea.[13]

The red and purple colors of some Selenicereus fruits are due to betacyanins, a family of pigments that includes betanin, the same substance that gives beets, Swiss chard, and amaranth their red color.[14][15]

Stenocereus[edit]Stenocereus fruit (sour pitayas) are a variety that is commonly eaten in the arid regions of the Americas. They are more sour and refreshing, with juicier flesh and a stronger taste. The sour pitaya or pitaya agria (S. gummosus) in the Sonoran Desert has been an important food source for indigenous peoples of the Americas. The Seri people of northwestern Mexico still harvest the fruit, and call the plant ziix is ccapxl "thing whose fruit is sour". The fruit of related species, such as S. queretaroensis and the dagger cactus (S. griseus), are also locally important foods. The fruit of the organ pipe cactus (S. thurberi, called ool by the Seris) is the pitaya dulce "sweet pitaya". It has a more tart aroma than Selenicereus fruit, described as somewhat reminiscent of watermelon.[citation needed]

Geography[edit]Dragon fruit juice being sold in Thailand

Pitaya-producing cacti of the genus Selinicereus are native to regions including Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and northern South America.[1][2] The dragon fruit is cultivated in Southeast Asia, India, United States, the Caribbean, Australia, and throughout tropical and subtropical world regions.[1][2]

Vernacular names[edit]These fruits are commonly known in English as "dragon fruit", a name used since around 1963, apparently resulting from the leather-like skin and prominent scaly spikes on the fruit exterior.[3] The names pitahaya and pitaya derive from Mexico, and pitaya roja in Central America and northern South America, possibly relating to pitahaya for names of tall cacti species with flowering fruit.[2][4] The fruit may also be known as a strawberry pear.[5]

PitayaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  (Redirected from Dragon fruit)Jump to navigationJump to searchFor the city in Thailand, see Pattaya. For Thai weightlifter, see Pitaya Tibnoke.Longitudinal section of a ripe pitahayaPitaya at a market stall in TaiwanA pitaya (/pɪˈtaɪ.ə/) or pitahaya (/ˌpɪtəˈhaɪ.ə/) is the fruit of several different cactus species indigenous to the Americas.[1][2] Pitaya usually refers to fruit of the genus Stenocereus, while pitahaya or dragon fruit refers to fruit of the genus Selenicereus (formerly Hylocereus), both in the family Cactaceae. Dragon fruit is cultivated in Mexico, Southeast Asia, India, the United States, the Caribbean, Australia, Mesoamerica and throughout tropical and subtropical world regions.

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