Benefits of Dragon Fruit

Benefits of Dragon Fruit


Dragon fruit is the fruit of various species of cactus of the genus Hylocereus and Selenicereus. The spread of this fruit of the land of his birth preceded that of Mexico, Central America and South America (USA) to enter the Asian countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan.
The fruit is believed the population of China as the fruit of a blessing as in any traditional rituals China has always placed between two tails green dragon statues that are on the table altar. Striking red skin surface sometimes becomes the center of attention itself, let alone the green that resembles a dragon scales.

Dragon Fruit IngredientsIn Indonesia, dragon fruit is not foreign to his name. You can find it easily in traditional or modern. If you want to taste the taste without having to buy a whole dragon fruit, try searching artisan fruit soup, sometimes sellers also incorporate this fruit.
In 100 grams of dragon fruit, saved many nutrients beneficial to human health. Starting from 60 kcal calories, 0.53 grams of protein, 0.71 grams of fiber, 11.5 grams of carbohydrates, 134.5 mg of calcium, 0.65 mg of iron, 87 mg phosphorus, 9.4 mg of vitamin C, to the extent water reaches 90% has been embedded in this cactus fruit.Many Other Important Vitamins and NutritionDragon fruit is rich in vitamins that are useful for maintaining human health conditions. Type of vitamins contained in this fruit are:

• Vitamin C
Levels of vitamin C in fruit dragon is able to meet the body's daily requirement of vitamin C, even 10-fold excess of the amount required. So it is unfortunate if you do not keep this fruit in the refrigerator so that at dinner can all feel the freshness of dragon fruit in juice form.

• Vitamin B1
Vitamin B1 or thiamine contained in dragon fruit is not little. If you like to eat wheat bread for breakfast, try to close it with dragon fruit juice drink, it is intended that vitamin B1 in dragon fruit can transform carbohydrates into energy that is ready for work.

• Vitamin B3
Benefits of Vitamin B3 or niacin is as lowering bad cholesterol that accumulates in the body. If at any time you tell the doctor if your cholesterol excess amount, try regular consumption of dragon fruit that cholesterol values ​​that exceed the normal amount in your body is reduced.

• Vitamin B12
The function of vitamin B12 (riboflavin) in the body is to maintain healthy nervous system and expedite the process of formation of DNA. In addition, riboflavin also helps regulate the formation of red blood cells (hemoglobin) in the body.
In addition to the above four vitamins, nutritional content contained on dragon fruit too much. The following example:
FiberThanks to the fiber content in the dragon fruit, the human digestive system become more fluent. Another amazing thing that the body obtained from the nutrient content in the form of dragon fruit fiber are:
• Extend Age
A spawn research results that meet the needs of fiber daily routine will have the opportunity to live 9 years longer than those who do not comply.

• Maintain Intestinal Health
Consumption of foods that contain enough fiber can maintain intestinal health as a whole, it certainly helps the intestines to avoid such terrible disease of colon cancer.

• Prevent Diabetes
Reporting from the Huffington Post, high-fiber diet can inhibit the absorption of sugar in the blood. That is good news for us, because the risk of type 2 diabetes becomes smaller.

• Lose Weight
Potbelly could provoke disease, for it quickly lose weight in order to live free from the disease alert. You can run a healthy diet and diligent dragon fruit consumption, because the fiber content in it can make the stomach full longer lasting.

• Prevent Heart Attacks
From the research came the news that fibrous foods can reduce the risk of heart attack. The news is getting stronger because experts say that fiber prevents inflammation and lowers blood pressure.

MineralIn dragon fruit also has many minerals, such as phosphorus and calcium. Both have different roles, but complement each other so that any shortfall will be covered by one of them.
The function of phosphorus and calcium:

• Forming and strengthening bones.
• Useful for the metabolism of the active cell in the body.
• fused with P and Mg forming part of the bone hard.
• As a catalyst in the blood to form thrombin and prothrombin.
• Maintaining tone and sensitivity.
• In the nervous system as nerve transmission.
• Substance activating enzyme (lipase. ATPase).
• Influencing the process of membrane permeability.

Protein
 Protein is an important nutrient that the body needs to build and encourage the metabolic processes in the body. Independently of the body to form proteins, but it is much more helpful if it gets a protein intake of foods such as dragon fruit.
 





Protein Function :

1. Source of the body's energy. 
2. Build muscle, is perfect for the man who likes light or heavy exercise such as weightlifting.
3. It could be the energy for people who undergo low-sugar diet.
4. It acts as a builder substance, protein can help the process of growth and development of children and adolescents.
5. Helps the body detoxify and neutralize harmful substances that enter the body, such as poison.

Thanks to all of the nutrients that the benefits of dragon fruit becomes abundant. If you are unfamiliar tongue with taste this fruit, try to continue