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Dragon Fruit Nutrition and Health Benefits

Did you know that vegetables and fruits bring a substantial contribution to nutrition?

Besides being flavorful and colorful fruit helps the body to stay healthy.

One of these fruits is the dragon fruit.

An exotic fruit with a unique form, belonging to a species of climber cactus, and with plenty of health benefits.

The dragon fruit has black seeds and can be round or oval.

The dragon fruit or Pitaya is three kinds: with red skin and red flesh, with red or pink skin and white pulp, or with yellow skin and white pulp.

The creamy pulp has a sweet-sour taste and is one of the healthiest and most delicious fruits.





Lycopene is contained in this fruit, responsible for the red color.

The pectin in this fruit is helpful.

The fiber content is a beneficial and important component.

Dragon fruit confers 10% of the recommended daily dose of vitamin C.

This vitamin helps in the absorption of some minerals beneficial for our bodies.

This fruit contains 436 milligrams of potassium per 100 grams.

The fruit can be consumed such as, added to a salad of the fruits.

Also, can be made juice or smoothie with other fruits, in the function of the preference of each one. 


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