DRAGON FRUIT : SPIKY SHAPE FRUIT THAT GIVES BENEFITS FOR OUR HEALTH

Have you ever heard about Dragon Fruit? Its not literally dragon shape fruit but this fruit has
unique shape that make it looks like flame or spiky rather than a dragon. This tropical fruit might
be not too familiar among us because its rare and the price is not cheap enough. This dragon
fruit is native in tropical areas as it !as first cultivated in "entral #merica and no! has been
spreading to #sia $outh %ast #sia and #ustralia. This e&otic fruit has very bland taste !ith mild
s!eetness almost like ki!i or melon. 'esides easily cultivated this fruit also has many benefits
for humans health.
(eferring to the nutrition facts of dragon fruit !e cannot hesitate that this fruit can give a lot of
benefits to our body.
These are the nutritional values per )** g of ra! dragon fruit +of !hich ,, g are edible- .
/ater 0*12* g
#scorbic acid +3itamin "- 456, mg
#sh *.41*.7 g
"alcium 85)* mg
"alories. 9,1,*
"arbohydrates 21)4 g
"arotene +3itamin #- traces
Fat *.)1*.8 g
Fiber *.91*.2 g
Iron *.91*.7 mg :iacin +3itamin '9- *.61*.4, mg
;hosphorus )8 5 98 mg
;rotein *.),1*., g
Thiamine +3itamin ')- traces
(iboflavin +3itamin '6- traces
These nutritional composition could be changed depends on the cultivation condition.
#ccording to the nutritious composition of dragon fruit it gives ama<ing effect to inhibit
premature aging. :o!adays people need to commute around city to !ork and they are easily
e&posed by pollution and heavy metal to&ins that are able to cause premature aging. This fruit
gives the solution !ithout doing plastic surgery and another high cost treatment. 'y regularly
consume Dragon fruit can increase the e&cretion of heavy metal to&in. :othing compares to the
rich array of nutrients and antio&idants in a real natural food like the dragon fruit. $upplements
and pills that claim to have antio&idant health benefits sometimes can be poisonous for our body
if !e continuously consume high amount of it. =ust stick !ith the natural vegetables and fruit like
dragon fruit and avoid trying to take shortcuts !ith pills.
The number quantity and quality of antio&idant inside this fruit !ere unmatched !ith any of the
supplement pills on market. #ntio&idant inside this fruit also good to prevent the gro!th of
cancer cells by rene!ing our body cells regularly. It is recommended to be consumed by all
ages but not everyone likes it because its mushy te&tures. 'esides of its mushy te&ture dragon
fruit also contains of seed in its flesh that contains proteins and fats. 'ut !e dont need to !orry
about the fat because it is in very small amount that fortunately these are mostly the healthy
mono1unsaturated fats as of course they are not processed in any !ay and therefore are none
of the dangerously unhealthy trans1fats seen in most >unk food and processed foods.
;itaya another name for Dragon Fruit contains high amount of vitamin " that !orks to increase
your immunity so that this fruit is highly recommended for children in infancy. It is good to
prevent children catch a cold or fever during the change of season for e&ample from summer to
fall.
;arents are no! doesnt need to !orry about their skinny child or difficult to eat and vulnerable
to disease Dragon Fruit also contain 3itamins ') '6 and '9 that are useful to increase
appetite. 'esides that 3itamin '9 is useful to lo!er the blood pressure !hen the blood pressure
is normal it means our blood lines and heart are saved from embolism and heart failure.