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- Dragon Fruit The Best Watery Fruit
Dragon fruit, also known as pitaya, is a fruit native to Central America. It was brought to Taiwan recently and was well received by consumers; thereby its market expands continually. The appearance of dragon fruit often seen in Taiwan is red in color with green triangular thallus on the top, just like a horned dragon. The flesh of dragon fruit is either white or red dotted with black seeds.
Dragon fruit is a perennial fleshy plant. Its fruit flesh contains a large amount of water due to the internal developed water storage tissue. In the overly dry season, eating red-skinned white-flesh and juicy dragon fruit is highly refreshing and soothing. Recent research also indicates that this fruit offers a number of high nutritional benefits. It is regarded as a health-preserving fruit. The main planting areas of this fruit are in the districts of Ciaotou, Liouguei, Tzukuan and Cishan.
The best selection of dragon fruit is a medium sized fruit of 400g to 500g with plump flesh: the heavier the juicier. The fruit exterior has red and green parts, the redder the better for the red part and the greener the fresher for the green part. Otherwise, if the green part turns withered and yellow, the fruit is not fresh. The riper dragon fruit can be stored directly in the refrigerator after buying it in the market; otherwise, it should be put in a place at room temperature to accelerate the ripening.
The Fiery Sweetheart with Both Economic and Nutritional Benefits
Dragon fruit (pitaya) belongs to the cactaceae family, a plant fruit of genus hylocereus or selenicereus. It is native to the tropical forests of Mexico and Central America. Dragon fruit has a history of cultivation for more than ten years in Taiwan. Dragon fruit is high in nutritional value, including high levels of iron, vitamin E and anthocyanin with anti-oxidation, anti-free radicals and anti-aging effects. It can also promote the prevention of brain cell degeneration and inhibition of dementia. From seeds to fruit skin, the whole dragon fruit is rich in nutritional elements. It is really a fruit of high output value with both economic and nutritional benefits.
- Cishan Xinyun Farm: The Hometown of “Mi-Bao” Dragon Fruit
What kind of dragon fruit can be sold for as high as NT$1,000 each in China? The answer is the new variety of dragon fruit “Mi-Bao” from Mr. Xu Rende’s Xinyuan Farm in Cishan, Kaohsiung. “Mi-Bao” created a miracle for Taiwan’s dragon fruit. The owner of the dragon fruit orchard, Mr. Xu saw the special features of dragon fruit, including fewer pests and diseases, the whole usable plant and a plant that can bear fruit for about twenty years; he believed that growing dragon fruit would have a good prospect. He started planting the fruit trees and actively doing studies on new variety cultivation, attempting to give new varieties of dragon fruit different appearances. Currently, Mi-Bao is the new variety most popular around the world. After years of studies and cultivation, Mi-Bao boasts a round and adorable shape, bright red exterior as well as plump and pink flesh. Its fruit flesh is delicate, juicy, sweet and delicious. It is the representative brand of Taiwan dragon fruit.
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