Dragon Fruit White
Dragon Fruit White – officially called Pitahaya and is an exotic fruit of the cactus plant. You can immediately recognize the Pitahaya by its striking appearance. The fruit has a scaly pink skin and contains white flesh or red flesh. The Pitahaya is also available with a yellow skin, this variant of the fruit has a sweeter taste. Dragon fruit grows in countries with a (sub)tropical climate with temperatures up to 40C. The fruit is native to the Americas and Mexico.
How does Dragon Fruit grow?
The Dragon Fruit cactus needs lots of sun and does not tolerate bad weather well. The cactus can become very heavy and in the process a mature cactus can grow up to 7 meters high. The fruits develop only in summer because that is when temperatures are high and days are a little longer. Despite being a cactus, the Dragon Fruit cactus benefits greatly from a wet surface. When the right conditions are found, the fruit is easy to grow.
The taste
The flesh of Dragon fruit tastes sweet and reminiscent of a pear or kiwi. Here it is important to note that the Dragon Fruit with a yellow skin has the sweetest taste. You can spoon out the Pitahaya or incorporate it into a salad or smoothie.
- Tarragon Fruit with white flesh: Neutral taste
- Pitahaya with red flesh: Neutral taste
- Pitahaya with yellow skin and white flesh: Sweet taste
Where can you buy Dragon Fruit?
You can buy Dragon Fruit in the Netherlands mainly in the Surinamese, Asian and Turkish toko’s/supermarkets. Because the fruit belongs to the category of fruit, you can often find it on the vegetable shelf of the relevant toko or supermarket.
Nutritional value
Dragon Fruit is super healthy and rich in Vitamin C and Vitamin B. In addition, the fruit is rich in fiber, minerals and antioxidants. Furthermore, the Dragon Fruit is rich in folate which in turn promotes the production of cells and tissues, such as red and white blood cells.
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