Although dragon fruit may not feature(体现) regularly on your grocery list, this brightly colored fruit, with its white flesh and black seeds, may be worth a taste if you’re looking to change things up.
What is dragon fruit? As the name suggests, dragon fruit is just that — a fruit. It’s grown primarily in Asia, Mexico, Central America, and South America, and historians think it originated in Central America. But another version suggests a different story: “Ancient Chinese legends say that the dragon fruit was created thousands of years ago by a dragon in battle who blew a burst of fire containing the fruit.”
What are the nutrition facts of dragon fruit? Dragon fruit contains several nutrients and vitamins for better health. If you’re watching your waistline(腰围) and want to help reduce your caloric intake, you’ll be happy to know that 100 grams of dragon fruit contains about 60 calories. In addition, the same amount of dragon fruit has about 2.9g of fiber (11 percent daily value, or DV); 18mg of calcium (1.8 percent DV); 59 international units (IU) of vitamin A (1.18 percent DV); 40mg of magnesium (10 percent DV); 2.5mg of vitamin C (4.16 percent DV); 0.74mg of iron (4.1 percent DV); 1.18g of protein (2.3 percent DV).
What are the benefits of dragon fruit? Because dragon fruit is full of vitamins and nutrients, and offers potentially disease-fighting antioxidants(抗氧化剂), it probably come as no surprise that eating this fruit on a regular basis can have a positive influence on your health and wellness.
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