Dragon fruit is an alkaline food, also known as red dragon fruit. Native to tropical areas of Central America. Dragon fruit is rich in nutrients and has unique functions. It contains plant-based albumin and anthocyanins that are rare in ordinary plants, and is rich in vitamins and water-soluble dietary fiber.

Dragon fruit (scientific name: Hylocereus undatus? 'Foo-Lon') is a cultivated species of the genus Dianthus in the Cactaceae family. It climbs on succulent shrubs and has aerial roots. Many branches, extending, leaves with often wing-like edges, wavy or crenulate edges, dark green to light blue-green, bony; flowers are funnel-shaped, open at night; scales are ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, calyx-shaped The tepals are yellow-green, linear to linear-lanceolate, the petal-like tepals are white, oblong-lanceolate, the filaments are yellow-white, the styles are yellow-white, the berries are red, long and spherical, the fruit umbilicus is small, and the pulp is white or red. . Seeds are obovate, black, with small hilum. Flowering and fruiting from July to December.

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Dragon fruit is a tropical fruit, so it is best to buy it and eat it now. At low temperatures of 5℃-9℃, freshly picked dragon fruit can be stored for more than one month without being squeezed or bumped. At room temperature of 25℃-30℃, the shelf life can be more than 2 weeks.

Dragon fruit not only tastes sweet, but also has high nutritional value. It combines the advantages of fruits, flower buds, vegetables, and medicine. Not only is it rich in nutrients and has unique functions, it has few pests and diseases, and can grow normally without using almost any pesticides. Therefore, dragon fruit is a green, environmentally friendly fruit and a health nutritious food with certain curative effects.

Each 100 grams of dragon fruit pulp contains 83.75 grams of water, 0.34 grams of ash, 0.17 grams of crude fat, 0.62 grams of crude protein, 1.21 grams of crude fiber, 13.91 grams of carbohydrates, and 59.65 kcal of calories. Dietary fiber 1.62g, vitamin C 5.22mg, fructose 2.83g, glucose 7.83g, calcium 6.3-8.8 mg, phosphorus 30.2-36.1 mg, iron 0.55-0.65 mg and a large amount of anthocyanins (red-fleshed fruits have the most abundant varieties), Water-soluble dietary protein, plant albumin, etc. ?

Dragon fruit is sweet and flat, and its main nutrients include protein, dietary fiber, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin C, iron, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, potassium, etc. It is rich in pulp fiber, rich in carotene, vitamins B1, B2, B3, B12, C, etc. The core (the seeds of black sesame) is also rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals and various enzymes. Albumin, fiber and high concentrations of natural pigments anthocyanins (especially in red meat), flowers, stems and buds have various effects similar to their close relatives (aloe vera).

Reference: Baidu Knows-Dragon Fruit