Dragon Fruit

very beneficial for human health. Fruit that is rich fiber, vitamins, minerals and is able to prevent various diseases degeneratif, reduce emotional stress, and neutralize poisons in the blood. Dragon fruit be calculated in the new Indonesia. However, his name has become a focus in public. How the fruit is very unique and interesting. Size of mango Gedong lipstick, with the red light. Skin, such as large scale serpent (dragon), but not because the fruit is known as dragon fruit.
At this time the dragon fruit can not found in traditional markets, can only be found in supermarkets. The price is still relatively expensive, at around Rp 20 thousand to Rp 25 thousand per kg. It's fresh, sweet and slightly sour.

There is a myth to the able to reduce blood sugar and cholesterol. Lately fruit plants are also used as the start ornamental fruit trees planted in a pot. Ancient Chinese society considers blessings dragon fruit, so often placed in between the duo head green dragon statue on the table offering to the altar of the gods. Red fruit in a light color of the green dragon. This is the fruit of the practice among the Vietnamese people who follow Chinese culture, famous as the name thang Loy (dragon fruit). Thang Loy its people of Vietnam is then called with the language Inggis called dragon fruit.

Rich Fiber

Gynecology fiber on the dragon fruit is very good, reaching 0,7-0,9 grams per 100 grams. Fiber is needed to decrease the body's cholesterol level. In the alimentary tract fibers will bind bile acids (cholesterol end product) and then issued with feces. Thus, the higher consumption of fiber, the more bile acids and fat issued by the body. In addition to prevent cholesterol, fiber contents on the dragon fruit is also very useful in the digestive system. Fiber foods (dietary fiber) is able to shorten transit time, the time needed food from the mouth cavity to the rest of the food was issued in the form of feses. Meanwhile, the food will be fiber-binding substance substance karsinogenik. Thanks to the transit time is short, time karsinogenik living substance in the body also getting shorter, so the opportunities the less dangerous to the body (Goldberg, 1994).

Fiber food is very good for preventing diabetes melitus disease, heart, stroke, cancer and other diseases kardiovaskular. Unfortunately, fiber consumption in Indonesia is currently still very low, that is about 10 grams per person per day. In fact, consumption of fiber foods is recommended that 20-30 grams per person per day. Dragon fruit is known as one of betakaroten. Betakaroten is a provitamin A in the body that will be converted into vitamin A which is very useful in the process of vision, reproduction, metabolism and other processes. Estimated every 6 mikrogram betakaroten have biological activity equivalent to 1 mikrogram retinol. Group FAO-WHO has calculated that only half of the betakaroten be merged will be converted into vitamin A. Approximately only 1 / 6 of the womb karoten in the food that will eventually be used by the body.

Betakaroten is also a type of antioxidants that can be important role in reducing the concentration of radical peroksil. Betakaroten ability to work as antioxidants derived from the capacity to stabilize the radical berinti carbon. Because betakaroten effective at low oxygen concentration, can complement the nature of the antioxidants vitamin E effective in the high oxygen concentration. Betakaroten also known as the element of cancer prevention, especially skin cancer and tuberculosis. Betakaroten can reach more parts of the body in a relatively longer time compared with vitamin A, thereby providing more optimal protection against the emergence of cancer.

Nutrient composition per 100 grams of flesh dragon fruit:

Water (g): 82.5 - 83.0
Protein (g): 0.16 - 0.23
Fat (g): 0.21 - 0.61
Fiber / dietary fiber (g): 0.7 - 0.9
Betakaroten (mg): 0.005 - 0.012
Calcium (mg): 6.3 - 8.8
Phosphorus (mg): 30.2 - 36.1
Iron (mg): 0.55 - 0.65
Vitamin B1 (mg): 0.28 - 0.30
Vitamin B2 (mg): 0.043 - 0.045
Vitamin C (mg): 8 - 9
Niasin (mg): 1.297 - 1.300

Source: Taiwan Food Industry & develop Reearch Authorities (2005)

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