Why is pitahaya useful?

Surely, many have seen an exotic fruit in stores that looks like a small pink pineapple. It has several names, the most common is pitahaya, it is also called pitaya. There are many legends that came from the east, saying that these fruits came from dragons, that when fighting people, when the dragons ran out of flames, such a fruit flew out of the mouth. It was from these legends that the name dragon fruit or dragofruit came from.

Pitahaya: beneficial properties

Dragon fruit is considered a low-calorie food, despite the fact that it is high in carbohydrates. There are only 48 kcal per 100 g of ripe pulp. There are a lot of vitamins in fruits, a large amount of vitamin C, as well as B3, B1, B2, phosphorus, iron, calcium, potassium.

Due to its low calorie content, this fruit is often used in the preparation of diets and fasting days... After all, it is better to eat a little exotic pulp than another candy or chocolate bar.

Dragon fruit is useful for indigestion, diabetes mellitus, and bloating. Therefore, it is recommended for those who travel to an exotic country on vacation, where they will probably want to try everything new, and the body can react very violently and then the pulp of pitahaya will come to the rescue, which will cleanse and restore the work of the gastrointestinal tract. Due to the calcium contained in the fruits, you can easily replenish the calcium reserves in the body, just by eating one or two fruits. It is believed that pitahaya helps improve poor vision. The fruit has a beneficial effect on the endocrine and cardiovascular systems.

Exotic fruits are used in the manufacture of shampoos, creams, masks due to the composition rich in vitamins and a pleasant delicate aroma. Also, the fruit is actively used in cooking - sweets, sorbet, ice cream, yoghurts, sauces, jellies and jam are made with it. Also, pitahaya is used in the manufacture of alcoholic beverages and alcoholic cocktails... In the summer heat milkshake with pitaya juice will help get rid of thirst.

Do not overuse exotic fruits to avoid diarrhea, flatulence, heartburn, and allergic reactions. Also, do not treat young children with this delicacy, they are more likely to manifest diathesis.

Pitahaya flavor

Most often, only pink fruits can be seen in stores. But in fact, there are many more varieties of dragon fruit. They are distinguished by appearance, size, color, shape, taste. The most popular are yellow, red and pink.

Yellow inside with white flesh, these are considered the most delicious and sweet.

Pink fruits have white flesh, it tastes fresh, it gives more grass.

Red fruits are also called Costa Rican. They have scales and a reddish interior. It tastes like a banana-kiwi mix, but not sugary.

How to choose a pitahaya

It's one thing to buy fruit in hot foreign countries, where the locals will show, explain and help you when choosing. Another thing is to buy pitahaya in large stores, where it is not known how much it is there and where it was brought from.

To select a ripe fruit, you need to examine and touch it. The dragon fruit should be soft to the touch and free of rotten specks and dents. If you have a red variety of pitahaya in front of you, then the richer the fruit in shade, the tastier and sweeter the pulp.

How to eat pitahaya

Due to its unusual appearance, many people are at a loss as to how to peel and eat an exotic fruit. But there is nothing complicated and unusual in this. There are several options for how to consume the fruit. You can simply cut the fruit into a couple of pieces with a knife and eat away the pulp with a spoon, or simply remove the scales from the halves and cut the pulp into slices or cubes. By the way, the halves peeled from the pulp can be used for an unusual serving of salads or the pulp itself; your guests will surely like this type of serving.

Another option is to cut the pitahaya like melon pieces. Another option is to peel the fruit like a banana, peeling off the skin scales one by one. Since the taste of the fruit is not pronounced, you can cut the flesh into pieces and sprinkle with lemon juice. You can also add ice cream or yogurt, or add exotic pulp to a fruit salad. Many people recommend that the dragon fruit be chilled well before eating, it is believed that the cold pulp has a richer flavor and aroma.