what is dragon fruit

Without further ado, let's find out what the fruit of dragon fruit is!

Dragon fruit can be divided into three types: red, white and yellow because of different flesh colors. Dragon fruit is named for its fleshy scales that resemble the outer scales of a dragon. Therefore, most people refer to all the colors as dragon fruit. This is actually a misunderstanding. People eat dragon fruit for a long and healthy life, so it is commonly known as longevity fruit. Some scholars in Taiwan believe that Westerners do not like the name "dragon", so they Said to be more favorable for export to European and American countries. "Xian" means the cactus family, and "honey" is a compliment rather than honey-like sweetness.

Dragon fruit is the fruit of the dragon fruit tree. Dragon fruit trees are native to tropical North America. Dragon fruit tree is rich in nutrients and unique in function. It contains vegetable albumin and anthocyanin, which are rare in general plants, rich in vitamins and water-soluble dietary fiber. The dragon fruit tree is a triangular column of the cactus family, native to the tropical desert areas of Central America such as Brazil and Mexico, and is a typical tropical plant. Red dragon fruit is a plant that was introduced into Taiwan from the South China Sea, and then improved from Taiwan and introduced into Hainan Province and the southern part of the mainland, Guangxi, Guangdong and other places.

When its bright and huge flowers bloom, the fragrance is overflowing, and it is also called "auspicious fruit" when viewed in pots. Nutritional evaluation: According to the analysis of nutrition expert Li Shuyun, the vitality index of dragon fruit is 25.05%, which proves The food eaten has the effect of enhancing the vitality of the human body. The disease prevention index of dragon fruit is 4.61%, which proves that the food eaten has a weak effect on improving the disease prevention ability of the human body.