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The Sweet and Nutritious Red Dragon Fruit: Prevent Cancer and Other Health Benefits

TribunAmbon.com Journalist Report, General Louis

AMBON, TRIBUNAMBON.COM – The sweet and delicious taste is equivalent to the nutritional and vitamin content of the red dragon fruit.

Red Dragon Fruit has the Latin name Hylocereus polyrhizus, is a tropical plant and is currently commonly found in Indonesia.

Tribunners can get various health benefits from consuming this fruit, one of which is preventing cancer.

The reason is, there are antioxidants, fiber, vitamins, and minerals in fruit whose skin resembles scales.

Red Dragon Fruit is much liked because it has a sweet taste, high water content, and soft texture.

This is what makes red dragon fruit often processed into various desserts, such as smoothies, juices or fruit ice.

Reporting from the health page alodokter.com, in 1 red dragon fruit weighing about 300 grams, it contains 213 calories and the following various nutrients:

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10 grams of fiber 5 grams of protein 39 milligrams of calcium 42 milligrams of phosphorus 1.2 milligrams of iron 384 milligrams of potassium 3 milligrams of vitamin C

Red dragon fruit also contains important vitamins and minerals, as well as other natural compounds that act as antioxidants, such as lycopene, betalain, carotene and polyphenols.

The following are some of the benefits that you can get by consuming red dragon fruit:

1. Prevent and overcome constipation
Dragon fruit is high in fiber and prebiotics which are good for digestive tract health.

These nutrients are known to facilitate bowel movements, thereby preventing and treating constipation.

2. Prevent anemia
Regular consumption of red dragon fruit is known to be a way to prevent anemia.

The benefits of this red dragon fruit are obtained from the content of vitamin C in red dragon fruit which can optimize iron absorption.

2023-07-20 10:55:13
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