Difference between red dragon fruit and white dragon fruit
1, different nutritional value. In addition to the superior taste of red dragon fruit, its nutritional value is much higher than white dragon fruit. Red dragon fruit color dark, carotene content is higher. Carotene is one of the most effective antioxidants against free radicals, helps boost immunity and protects the fibrous part of the eye crystals.
2. The taste of red dragon fruit is slightly sweeter than white dragon fruit. This is because the soluble solids content of red dragon fruit is significantly higher than that of white dragon fruit, and there is no significant difference in titratable acid between the two. The solid-acid ratio (the ratio of soluble solids to titratable acid reflects the sweetness of the fruit) is obviously slightly higher in red dragon fruit, so its sweetness is also a little higher.
3, red dragon fruit is rich in natural coloring. From the skin to the flesh are rose red to purple red, this pigment is mainly β-anthocyanidin. In some in vitro experiments there is evidence that β-anthocyanidin has antioxidant (scavenging free radicals), prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis and anti-cancer effects.
4, the price is different. Red heart dragon fruit price is higher than white heart dragon fruit. This relates to two reasons. On the one hand, the red heart dragon fruit on the market today is usually imported from Vietnam, the cost is higher. On the other hand, consumers are no longer satisfied with the common varieties of fruit, red heart dragon fruit such as high-grade imported fruits are increasingly favored.
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The efficacy of dragon fruit
1, albumin is viscous, gelatinous substances, heavy metal poisoning has the effect of detoxification. Due to environmental pollution, unhealthy eating habits, human intake of food heavy metal content is also easy to exceed the standard.
When albumin encounters heavy metal ions in the human body, it will automatically combine with the heavy metal ions and be eliminated from the body by the excretory system, which can play a role in detoxification. Therefore, consumption of albumin-rich dragon fruit can avoid the absorption of heavy metal ions and poisoning. Albumin also has a protective effect on the gastric mucosa.
2, dragon fruit has a more special ingredients - anthocyanins. Anthocyanins in grape skin, red beets and other fruits and vegetables contain, but to dragon fruit fruit anthocyanin content is the highest. They all have antioxidant, anti-free radical, anti-aging effects, but also improve the prevention of brain cell degeneration and inhibit the role of dementia.
3, dragon fruit also contains vitamin C and water-soluble dietary fiber, can whiten the skin and with weight loss, reduce blood sugar, laxative, prevention of colorectal cancer. This therapeutic role is self-evident, regular consumption of dragon fruit, can lower blood pressure, blood lipids, moisten the lungs, detoxification, nourishing the face, eyesight, constipation and diabetes have an adjunctive therapeutic role.
4, dragon fruit in the iron content than the average fruit to be high, iron is the manufacture of hemoglobin and other iron substances indispensable elements, intake of iron can also prevent anemia.
5, dragon fruit has the prevention of constipation, promote eye health, increase bone mineral density, help cell membrane formation, prevention of anemia and anti-neuritis, keratitis, lower cholesterol, skin, whitening and anti-dark spot effect in addition to lifting the heavy metal poisoning, anti-free radicals, anti-senescence, slimming, and anti-colorectal cancer and other effects.
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