Pitahaya - fruit useful and tasty

Nowadays, exotic fruits are becoming very popular . One of them is Pitahaya. Fruit (photo you can see below) is also called a prickly pear, a pitaya and a dragon's heart. The land of America is the native land of the Pythagaya. It is believed that the first people who used the plant were the Aztecs. And it was about the thirteenth century.

As a rule, the flesh of the so-called dragon's heart was eaten raw. From its ground and pre-fried seeds, fragrant spices were obtained.

Pitahaya is a fruit that is the fruit of a tree-like or liano-shaped cactus. The plant is very unpretentious and can grow even in arid regions of the tropics. Currently, the cultivation of the Pishaya is actively engaged in Mexico and Vietnam, China and Thailand, Japan and the Philippines, and also in Hawaii. The yield of the plant exceeds all expectations. From one hectare receive more than thirty tons of exotic fruit.

Pitahaya is a low-calorie fruit. A hundred grams of fresh pulp account for no more than forty kcal. Inside the fetus is a white core. There are many small seeds, similar to poppy seeds. The flesh of the fruit leaves easily.
There are many varieties of food. In addition to raspberry fruit with white pulp, there is also its Costa Rican fellow. His skin is red. The same color and flesh. There is also a yellow Pitahaya. The fruit of this species differs in the same yellow color of the core and the surface.

On average, the weight of fruit is 200-250 gr. Sometimes there are specimens weighing more than a kilogram. How do they eat pita? Very simple way. The fruit is pre-cooled, and then cut into slices or small-sized slices. The flesh of these pieces is eaten with a teaspoon.

However, Pitahaya is a fruit, the use of which is possible not only in fresh form. Residents of Guatemala, Colombia and Nicaragua use its juice in the production of ice cream and sweets, sorbets and yoghurts. It is also good for refreshing fresh. Pulp fishes often goes for the preparation of sauces, jams and marmalade. And Mexican farmers make alcoholic drinks from it. In cooking, even flowers of a tropical plant are used.

Of these, very fragrant tea is brewed. Not so long ago the prickly pear was used in cosmetology.

The pulp of tropical fruit is a part of a variety of masks for the body and face, lotions, serums, scrubs and creams. At the same time, the extract of Pitahaya serves not only as a fragrance. It is also used as a vitamin-mineral raw material. And this is not accidental. Pitahaya in its composition has ascorbic acid and thiamine, riboflavin and niacin. The fruit is rich in iron and potassium, calcium and phosphorus.

The use of a tropical fruit is indicated to people who have disruptions in the endocrine system. These include diabetics. Eating a curative fruit helps to heal a stomach ulcer. Pulp is recommended to include on the menu when traveling and traveling in tropical countries. An amazing fruit in the shortest possible time will regulate the digestive process, which can be disturbed by changing climatic conditions. Great is the benefit of feeding and in diseases of blood vessels and heart.