What is Dragon Fruit?
Hello my Steemian friends! Today I want to share a few facts about a very interesting fruit I found in the farmers' market. DRAGON FRUIT. I live in USA, New Jersey, and for us this fruit is considered exotic, as it is primarily grown in Asia. It is also found in Mexico, Central and South America.
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Its flesh is sweet, somewhere between pear and kiwi. It has black seeds that are edible too.
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Here is how it looked in the farmers' market. The selling price was $6.99 per one piece, quite pricey!
Palm sized, as you can see it in my hand.
I gathered some information about this fruit, regarding health benefits.
- It is rich in Vitamin C and A - that means it is antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. Good for immune system, arthritis and skin also.
- It is rich in Calcium and Magnesium - good for bones and muscles.
- It is rich in fiber - good for digestion and diabetes.
- Low calories and low glycemic index - good for diet/weight loss
- seeds have Omega 3 and Omega 6 - good for lowering colesterol
Amazing fruit, isn't it? Mother Nature provides us with ALL that we need to stay healthy!
Maybe we should go into the dragon fruit business :-)
That's right lol
Dragon Fruit looks awesome. However, I have to warn people this fruit doesn't have much flavor. It is low in sugar which means it is very low in sweet flavor. I would mix this in with a smoothie or some other recipe. I treat it like kale. High in nutrition but only tastes good when mixed with other things.
I ate only one fruit, the exact one you see it in the photo. It was sweet, and tasted like a pear to me, with a citrus kind of add on. Maybe a little kiwi taste. But probably not all dragon fruits are sweet and I am sure they are awesome in smoothies.
It looks good but based on @hexzerg comment that it does not have much flavor and the price in the picture for one. I think I will not have any.
It is very expensive in my opinion too.
Living in Cambodia I eat dragon fruit everyday. There is also a red variety that is even sweeter than the white fleshed. Yummo!!
Dragon Fruit is Dragon baby Favorite Fruit, my family has a kind, but it haven’t been born recently.
Such cool shots and I always find dragonfruit looks so interesting
I?ve never seen before this kind of fruit
Nice Info
Exotic looking, we seldom get them in our stores I tried them many years ago, but as you mentioned very expensive being imported @starjewel
No strong flavour that I remember, healthy and nutritious perhaps fruit salad or smoothie would be the best way to eat them.
That is some good looking fruit