Pitahaya - a fruit that is useful and tasty

Currently very popularacquire exotic fruits. One of them is Pitahaya. A 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, aromatic seasonings were obtained.

Pitahaya is a fruit that is a fruittree or lianococcus cactus. The plant is very unpretentious and can grow even in arid regions of the tropics. Currently, the cultivation of 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. For one hundred grams of fresh pulp, there are 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 is distinguished by the same yellow color of the core and the surface.

On average, the weight of fruit is 200-250 grams. 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 whichperhaps not only fresh. 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. The pulp of feed is often used for the preparation of sauces, jams and marmalade. And Mexican farmers make alcoholic beverages out of it. In cooking, even flowers of a tropical plant are used.

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

The flesh of tropical fruit is a part ofa 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 shown to people,which are observed failures 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 benefit of feeding and with diseases of blood vessels and heart.

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