Pitaya fruit high anthocyanin content, especially red meat varieties. Anthocyanins are a significant antioxidant effect, can effectively preventhardening of the arteries, which can prevent heart attack and stroke caused by blood clots; it can fight free radicals, and effective anti-aging; also improve brain cell degeneration prevent, inhibit the occurrence of dementia.
Functions :
- Full of Vitamin C for Whitening skin;
- Lose weight as higher water-soluble fiber;
- Dispel internal heavy metal, detoxifcation;
- Improve body immunity, protect eyesight;
- Lower cholesterol, anti-cancer;
- Relieve cough, asthma;
- Prevention of astriction.
Application :
- Particularly red-skinned pitayas are a good source of Vitamin C.
- Pitayas are rich in fiber and minerals, notably phosphorus and calcium. Red pitayas seem to be richer in the former, yellow ones in the latter.
- The seeds are rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, and in particular Red Pitayas contain very little saturated fat.
- Pitahayas also contain significant quantities of phytoalbumin antioxidants, which prevent the formation of cancer-causing free radicals.
- In Taiwan, diabetics use the fruit as a food substitute for rice and as a source of dietary fiber.
- Pitaya supposedly increases excretion of heavy metal toxins and lowers cholesterol and blood pressure. Eaten regularly, it is credited with alleviating chronic respiratory tract ailments.