When you talk about dragon fruit, “relaxing the bowels” immediately pop up in our mind. Not only about that, pitaya is a very beneficial fruit. But the essence of dragon fruit is not in the flesh, but in the peel. To absorb the highest nutrients of dragon fruit, you must learn how to eat it.
Pitaya is rich in nutrients such as glucose, carotene, folic acid and vitamin B. It has the effect of solving edema problems and improving fatigue. It is rich in phyto-albumin, anthocyanins, vitamins and water-soluble dietary fiber which are seldom found in other fruits. All these can prevent hypertension, arteriosclerosis and detoxification for heavy metal poisoning. Besides, pitaya can prevent many urban diseases, proper consumption can help detoxification, prevent aging, lower blood sugar, prevent colorectal cancer and even whiten your skin.
After understanding the value of dragon fruit, you need to learn how you can absorb the highest nutrition of it. The peel of the pitaya seems to be inedible, but in fact it is the most valuable. The dietary fiber of pitaya is 5 times more than that of sweet potato, and the dietary fiber of pitaya peel is 5 times more than that of pulp. Therefore, dragon fruit is very nutritious!
How to eat dragon fruit with both pulp and peel:
- Wash the dragon fruit with water.
- Strip the green scales and the outer skin
- Cut the head and end, leaving the red peel connected with the flesh
- Cut and eat
