Diabetics can eat it properly.
The flesh of dragon fruit is almost free of fructose and sucrose, and the sugar content is dominated by glucose, which is a natural glucose that is easily absorbed and suitable for consumption after exercise. However, the glucose of dragon fruit is not sweet leading to the misconception that this is a low-sugar fruit, in fact, the sugar content of dragon fruit is a little higher than expected, it should be noted that diabetics should not eat more.
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The dragon fruit is rich in vitamin C, which eliminates oxygen free radicals and has skin whitening properties. It is also said that dragon fruit is a low-energy, high-fiber fruit, water-soluble dietary fiber content is very rich, so it has the effect of weight loss, lower cholesterol, laxative, and prevention of colorectal cancer.
The sucrose content of red dragon fruit is indeed 0, per 100 grams of red dragon fruit, glucose content of 7.51 grams, fructose content of 4.01 grams, total sugar content of 11.5 grams. And this set of data shows that diabetics can eat dragon fruit properly.
The trace elements potassium, calcium and magnesium in red dragon fruit are 239 milligrams, 11.36 milligrams and 22.73 milligrams per 100 grams, respectively. Fang Zhifeng said, these 3 kinds of trace elements are more beneficial elements to the body, the body's needs are also relatively large, comprehensively speaking, red dragon fruit is still a nutrient-rich fruit.
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