Pitahaya or yellow dragon fruit, native to Central America, is an ovoid-shaped fruit with some bumps, yellow at maturity, with small edible black seeds covered with a transparent sweet pulp.
Dragon fruit is a hydrating fruit with high nutritional value.
Advantage:
The amounts of B vitamins it contains help reduce cholesterol levels. Regular consumption, within a balanced diet, helps fight memory loss. By assisting in the absorption of iron in food, dragon fruit helps strengthen bones, teeth, and red blood cells.
Helps fight infection and has antioxidant characteristics. It also reduces the level of uric acid in the blood, preventing gout and has also been know for its laxative effect.
Benefits for you health:
The Pitahaya has a high nutritional value, It contains antioxidants, mucicles, ascorbic acid, phenols and is rich in vitamin C, B , as well as minerals such as calium, phosphorus, iron, and has a high content of water and vegetable protein and soluble fiber. Its seeds contain benefical fatty acids. One of its most outstanding properties is its anti.inflamatory and antioxidant action.