1, different pulps
Red heart and white heart pitaya pulp are different, but the appearance is the same, but the red heart pitaya pulp is red, and the white heart pitaya pulp is white. Because the flesh of red pitaya is bright and beautiful, more people prefer red pitaya.
2. Different tastes
Red pitaya and white pitaya taste slightly different. The white pitaya will taste lighter and not very sweet. Red pitaya is sweet, sweet but not greasy, and tastes good. Its unique pulp color and sweet and juicy taste are deeply loved by children.
3. Different prices
The prices of red pitaya and white pitaya are also different. Red pitaya contains a lot of anthocyanins, which is a hybrid variety. It is more troublesome to cultivate, so the price will be higher than that of white pitaya. A red pitaya can buy two white pitaya in the market.
Edible value of red pitaya and white pitaya
Pitaya can be divided into white and red. White tastes ordinary, red is sweeter and has high nutritional value. Gather the strengths of fruits, buds, vegetables and medicines. It is not only rich in nutrition, unique in function, but also less in pests and diseases, and can grow normally without using any pesticides. Therefore, pitaya is a kind of green fruit.
Pitaya is sweet, and its main nutrients are protein, dietary fiber, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin C, iron, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium and potassium. It is rich in pulp fiber, carotene, vitamins B 1, B2, B3, B 12, C and so on. Kernel (the seed of black sesame) is rich in minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, various enzymes, albumin, fiber and high concentration of natural pigment anthocyanin (especially red meat).
It is worth noting that the pulp of pitaya contains almost no fructose and sucrose, and the sugar is mainly glucose, which is easy to absorb and suitable for eating after exercise. When eating pitaya, you can scrape off the purple peel with a knife-they can be eaten raw, cold or put into soup like Lady Enforcers. Pitaya has only one disadvantage-it is not bad or even delicious, but it has no taste, contains neither organic acids nor ester aromatic factors.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Pitaya