Buah Naga

A member of the cactus family, the dragon fruits is related to the night blooming cereus. There are many types of the fruit from the South East Asia and South America. The fruit is oblong or over coated with a bright-red or yellow skin with small scales.

It has a white, juicy, sweet, pulp containing many tiny black seeds. Hylocereus species has been commercially grown in the America's and in Vietnam. Early imports in Australia from Columbia are recorded as Hylocereus Ocampensis (red pitaya) and cereus triangularis (yellow pitaya). Cereus triangularis is a synonym of Hylocereus Undatus.

Now it is popularly grown in Malaysia. Jom makan.

DRAGON FRUIT - NUTRITION FACTS
Food Value Per 100g Serving for RED PITIYA:

Moisture 82.5 - 83 g
Protein 0.159 - 0.229 g
Fat 0.21 - 0.61 g
Crude Fiber 0.7 - 0.9 g
Carotene 0.005 -0.012 mg
Calcium 6.3 - 8.8 mg
Phosphorus 30.2 - 36.1 mg
Iron 0.55 - 0.65 mg
Vitamin B1 0.28 - 0.043 mg
Vitamin B2 0.043 - 0.045 mg
Vitamin B3 0.297 - 0.43 mg
Vitamin C 8 - 9 mg
Other 0.54 - 0.68 g

Facts Supply by Malaysian Local Authorities. It might vary from country to country due to the climate, ways of the cultivation and type of the Pitaya.

It can be grown organically, without any pesticide & chemical fertilizer. The Pitaya is rich in vitamins and helpful to our body especially in digestion, preventing colon cancer and diabetes.

The fruits also help to neutralize heavy metal toxic and reduce cholesterol level and high blood pressure. Consume regularly, it can fight against asthma and gout.