Pitaya
Pitaya fruit is one of the fruits of several types of the cactus family of the genus Hylocereus and Selenicereus. This fruit comes from Central America, Mexico and South America
But at the present time is also cultivated in a number of Asian countries such as Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia. The fruit can also be found in Okinawa, Israel, Australia northern and southern China. This type of Hylocereus bloom only at night alone
Dragon fruit is rich in nutrients, in addition to rich in vitamins, this fruit is also rich in unsaturated fats that are essential to the body unlike saturated fat that actually avoided. The fruit itself contains a lot of fiber that is in this fruit has great benefits for digestion and regulate blood sugar levels.
While on the black seeds contain essential fatty acids in large amounts. These substances are made of dragon fruit is very good for the health of the body, so it is suitable for everyday consumption, such as apples bauh you consume daily.
According to some studies, the benefits can prevent cancer diseases, is very good for heart health, prevent and treat diseases diabetes.Meskipun red dragon fruit contains sugar, but because of the fiber content of the fruit is very high so it would still be helpful to prevent and cope with diabetes.
The fiber content is better known for digestion, but there are other important functions as controlling blood sugar levels.