Both red and white heart dragon fruits are low in calories, containing about 60 calories per 100 grams of dragon fruit. But red heart dragon fruit is higher in anthocyanins and dietary fiber.

Red dragon fruit is high in anthocyanins, which is a potent antioxidant that effectively prevents hardening of the blood vessels, thus preventing heart attacks and strokes caused by blood clot formation; it also fights against free radicals and is effective in anti-aging; it also improves the prevention of degeneration of brain cells and inhibits the onset of dementia.

Red heart dragon fruit is rich in dietary fiber, every 100 grams has 1.9 grams of total fiber, a one-time to eat a roughly 400 to 500 grams of dragon fruit, you can consume nearly 8 to 10 grams of fiber. Dietary fiber can not only increase the amount of defecation, but also promote intestinal peristalsis. And the fermentable properties of dietary fiber promote fecal expansion, increasing the amount of defecation.

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The dragon fruit is rich in general fruits and vegetables in the less plant-based albumin, this active albumin will be automatically combined with the body's heavy metal ions, through the excretory system out of the body, so as to play a role in detoxification. In addition, albumin has a protective effect on the stomach lining. Dragon fruit is rich in skin whitening vitamin C and rich in water-soluble dietary fiber with weight loss, lower blood sugar, laxative, colon cancer prevention.

The dragon fruit can be divided into three categories: white dragon fruit purple red skin and white flesh, there are small black seeds distributed among them, the quality of fresh food in general. Red dragon fruit red skin and red flesh, fresh food quality is good. Yellow dragon fruit yellow skin white flesh, fresh food quality is the best.

Red flesh is the best, red flesh is more round, white flesh is more oval. The redder the surface of the dragon fruit, the better it is ripe. The green part should be bright, otherwise withered means the dragon fruit is not fresh.

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