Description

Origins

The Red Dragon Fruit is also known as Pink Pitaya or Strawberry Pear. It is a tropical fruit that is bright red on the outside with green spiky leaves flaring up around it like flames and its flesh has an interesting texture that is sweet and peppered with black seeds. Many may recognise the fruit but few know that it actually grows on a climbing cactus called hylocereus or some may know it with a much prettier name, the Honolulu Queen. This cactus has large, white flowers that open only at night, famously known as the ‘Lady of the Night’ or ‘Moonflowers

Native to southern Mexico and North America, it was the French who brought the fruit over to Southeast Asia in the early 19th century. My Blue Tea’s Red Dragon Fruits are grown and harvested in farms that offer the best conditions, climate and best practices to bring you top quality superfoods

Power Boost

What makes the Red Dragon Fruit so powerful? Here is a teaser of just some of the numerous benefits the fruit offers:

High in antioxidants such as flavonoids, phenolic acid, betacyanin

Naturally fat-free

High in fibre

Helps in digestion

Contains prebiotics that feed the healthy probiotics in the gut

Strengthen immune system

Helps stabilise blood sugar

Great for skin

May boost iron levels

High in magnesium

Rich in phytonutrients which help prevent disease and keep the body working properly

Nutrition Information (one 6-ounce serving of the fruit):

Calories – 102

Fat – 0 grams

Protein – 2 grams

Carbohydrates – 22 grams

Fiber – 5 grams

Sugars – 13 grams

Vitamin A – 100 IU

Vitamin C – 4 milligrams

Calcium – 31 milligrams

Iron – 1 gram

Magnesium – 68 milligrams