Pitaya, also known as Qinglong Fruit and Honglongguo. Its scientific name is Hailong. Native to tropical Central America. Pitaya is rich in nutrition and unique in function. It contains plant albumin and anthocyanins, and is rich in vitamins and water-soluble dietary fiber, which are rare in general plants. Pitaya, a typical tropical plant and a triangular column plant of cactus, is native to tropical desert areas of Central America such as Brazil and Mexico. Pitaya is a plant introduced from Nanyang to Taiwan Province Province, and then improved and introduced from Taiwan Province Province to Hainan Province and Guangxi and Guangdong in the southern mainland. Pitaya is named for its fleshy scales. When her bright and huge flowers bloom, the fragrance is overflowing, and potted viewing makes people feel auspicious, so it is also called "auspicious fruit".

The benefits and nutrition of pitaya to human body

Every hundred grams of pitaya pulp contains 83.75g of water, 0.34g of ash, 0.017g of crude fat, C5.22g of crude protein, 0.21g of crude fiber and 3.91g of carbohydrate. Calcium 6.3-8.8 mg, phosphorus 30.2-36. 1 mg, iron 0.55-0.65 mg, a large number of anthocyanins (the most abundant variety in red fruits), water-soluble dietary protein, plant albumin, etc. Pitaya is sweet, and its main nutrients are protein, dietary fiber, vitamins B2, B3, C, iron, phosphorus, magnesium and potassium. Its peak period is from June to 165438+ 10. It is planted all over Taiwan Province Province, and the main producing areas are Hsinchu, Yunlin and Chiayi.

From the analysis of modern scientific research, the measuring ruler and pitaya do have many beneficial ingredients for human beings, and there are more elements to promote health, beauty, disease prevention and physical fitness. Since the middle of last century, pitaya has been planted on a large scale in Asia and Latin America. At the beginning of this century, the planting area in Asia has advanced by leaps and bounds, and the corresponding scientific research has also developed rapidly around the world. We believe that measuring ruler and pitaya will bring more ideals to mankind.

The unique mucus of pitaya's branches and flowers, because of its extremely low osmotic pressure, contains a lot of nutrients and therapeutic substances, and has remarkable curative effect. Pitaya has the functions of preventing constipation, promoting eye health care, increasing bone density, helping cell membrane formation, preventing anemia and neuritis, angular stomatitis, reducing cholesterol, whitening skin, preventing dark spots, relieving heavy metal poisoning, resisting free radicals, preventing senile diseases, losing weight and preventing colorectal cancer. The latest research results show that the juice of pitaya and its branches has a positive effect on tumor growth, virus and immune response inhibition.