Dragon Fruit

Are you familiar with this kind of fruit??

This is commonly called Dragon fruit in English.

In Thailand, they call this fruit as "Kaew mangkom".

This also known as pitahaya or pitaya in native South America, but now also grown in Southeast Asia. particularly in Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam. It usually grows in subtropical and tropical areas.

This exotic fruit is amazing because it contains nutritious and has health benefits, This fruit may sound weird but it really exists and has many benefits to offer than the other fruits.

It has a beautiful flower and it belongs to the genus Hylocereus cactus family, they come in three types. Inside it contains;

*fuchsia or magenta

*yellow

*white

And it dotted with tiny black seeds.

This pomegranate size fruit is quite vibrant with bright pink skin and large tipped scales that look spiny too. Over the shapes resembles a dragon hence.

It features a mouth-watering light sweet taste and refreshing. Slightly crunchy too, this fruit tastes fairly like a mix of pear or melon and a kiwi.

This superfood/super fruit has many health benefits.

• Inhibits the growth of cancer cells.

• Has powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, facilitating proper healing of wounds and lesions.

• Control blood glucose level and effective natural alternative treatment for diabetes.

• The tiny seeds have essential fatty acids needed by our body, oleic acid helps lessen the bad cholesterol and raises the good cholesterol.

• Anti-aging, antioxidant, and essential fatty acids for blemishes free soften, tighter and young-looking.

• Boost immune systems, high vitamins, and minerals content to improve immunity and prevent disease and illness.

• Improves eyesight, contain vitamin A in the form of carotene needs for proper color vision and prevention of night blindness.

• Cures constipation

• Rich in B1 vitamins for better carbohydrates metabolism, B2 vitamins for recovery and improvement of appetite, B3 vitamins for reducing band cholesterol, and improves skin condition.

• Rich in Vitamin C, 1kilogram of dragon fruit provides 50% of daily vitamin C requirements. VitaminC is an important antioxidant to help destroy free radicals in our bodies.

• Strengthen bones and teeth, calcium 1 dragon fruit contains 8.8grams of calcium essential in the bone foundation, repair, and helps osteoporosis in old age.

• One serving provides 15% of daily requirements, for vitamin C, 10% for potassium, 8%of iron. And 1% of calcium.

And if you are looking for low fat, low cholesterol superfood to add to your diet, I highly recommend dragon fruit.

Due to its vital nutrients, this dragon fruit is suitable for all diets.there are findings recently that shows, if an obese person eats a dragon fruit daily/regular basis, it naturally reduces the weight and consider creating a well-balanced body without even compromising on the individual's health.

It is also used in spreads, sorbets, juices, salads, and frozen drinks.

You can also start having a dragon fruit plant un your backyard, in just a year the dragon fruit cuttings may fruit in a little bit as one year time. You can also use the seeds but it takes two years to grow and reach each fruiting maturity.

Just like in our backyard we do have the pink or magenta. The picture below was our first harvest this month and we waiting for the others to ripe.