Pitaya, also known as dragon fruit and red dragon fruit, is named because its fleshy scales look like the outer scales of dragons. It is the fruit of a triangular column plant of cactus family, which has red skin and white meat, red skin and red meat and yellow skin series, with red skin, red meat and yellow skin series being the best. Eating pitaya has the following benefits:
1. Pitaya is rich in nutrients, especially anthocyanins. Anthocyanin is an effective antioxidant, which has antioxidant, anti-free radical and anti-aging effects, and also has the functions of inhibiting brain cell degeneration and preventing dementia.
2. Pitaya is rich in plant albumin, which is not common in fruits and vegetables. This kind of active albumin will automatically combine with heavy metal ions in the human body and be excreted through the excretory system, thus playing the role of detoxification. In addition, albumin has protective effect on gastric wall.
3, women who love beauty usually choose to eat pitaya, which can harvest the beauty effect. Pitaya is rich in vitamin C, which can eliminate oxygen free radicals and whiten skin.
4. For people who want to lose weight, eating pitaya is also a very good choice. Because pitaya is a fruit with low energy and high fiber, it is rich in water-soluble dietary fiber, so it has the effects of losing weight, lowering cholesterol, moistening intestines and preventing colorectal cancer.
5. The iron content of pitaya is higher than that of common fruit. Iron is an indispensable element for producing hemoglobin and other iron-containing substances, which plays an important role in human health.
6. The sesame-like seeds of pitaya can promote gastrointestinal digestion.
7. Pitaya has a good pharmacological effect and can also play a certain auxiliary treatment role for some diseases. The juice of fruit and stem of pitaya has positive effects on tumor growth, virus infection and immune response inhibition.
Recommend a way: pitaya salad.
First, prepare 200 grams of pitaya, 25 grams of lemon salad dressing and 50 grams of orange juice.
Peel pitaya, cut it into cubes, put it in a container for later use, pour orange juice around pitaya, and finally pour lemon salad dressing on it. Serve.
Efficacy: pitaya salad tastes good, and it can reduce blood fat and relieve constipation. Very suitable for people with poor gastrointestinal function.
Through the introduction, we know that pitaya is really rich in nutrients. Eating pitaya is very helpful to human health. It can not only supplement all kinds of nutrients needed by the body, but also prevent diseases. It also has a good relieving effect on some diseases. It can be said that pitaya is a good product for health care. Usually, you may wish to eat pitaya in moderation for health care.