Can dragon fruit and oranges be juiced?

Pitaya is a sweet and neutral fruit, rich in protein, vitamin B2 and other vitamins, as well as dietary fiber, iron, phosphorus, calcium and other nutrients. Many people like to eat sweet dragon fruit. Pitaya can not only be eaten directly, but also squeezed into sweet juice. Although pitaya is nutritious and delicious, you should also pay attention to some taboos when eating pitaya. Can pitaya and orange be used to make juice? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. Taboos of pitaya:

Dragon fruit should not be eaten with milk. People with diabetes, women with weak constitution, and people with cold constitution who have symptoms such as pale complexion, weakness in the limbs, and frequent diarrhea should not eat too much dragon fruit; and women during menstruation should also not eat dragon fruit.

Orange taboo:

Oranges should not be eaten together with betel nuts. If eaten together, the vitamin C in the oranges will react with the lime in the betel nuts, causing poisoning.

2. Dragon fruit benefits

1. Detoxification and stomach protection

Dragon fruit is rich in plant albumin, which is rare in general fruits and vegetables. This active albumin will automatically combine with heavy metal ions in the human body and be excreted through the excretion system, thus playing a detoxifying role. In addition, albumin has a protective effect on the stomach wall.

2. Improve Digestion

The sesame-like seeds in pitaya have the function of promoting gastrointestinal digestion. The juice of pitaya fruit and stem has shown positive effects on tumor growth, viral infection and immune response suppression.

3. Clear stool

Dragon fruit can clear away heat and cool blood, promote bowel movements and urination, and contains a large amount of water-soluble fiber, which can moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements, excreting excess fat and toxins from the body. It is a good fruit for detoxifying and clearing stool.

4. Prevent anemia

The iron content in pitaya is higher than that of ordinary fruits. Iron is an indispensable element for the production of hemoglobin and other iron substances. Intake of an appropriate amount of iron can also prevent anemia.

5. Prevent vascular sclerosis

Dragon fruit has a high content of anthocyanins, especially the red flesh variety. Anthocyanin is an antioxidant with obvious effects. It can effectively prevent vascular sclerosis, thereby preventing heart attacks and strokes caused by blood clot formation. It can also fight free radicals and effectively resist aging. It can also improve the prevention of brain cell degeneration and inhibit the occurrence of dementia.

6. Anti-cancer

The anthocyanins rich in pitaya have strong antioxidant properties, which can effectively resist free radicals, prevent healthy cells from becoming cancerous, inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells, prevent vascular sclerosis, and prevent cardiovascular diseases and Alzheimer's disease.

3. Nutritional value

1. One hundred grams of pitaya pulp contains 83.75 grams of water, 0.34 grams of ash, 0.17 grams of crude fat, 0.62 grams of crude protein, 1.21 grams of crude fiber, 13.91 grams of carbohydrates, 59.65 kcal of calories, 1.62 grams of dietary fiber, 5.22 micrograms of vitamin C, 2.83 grams of fructose, 7.83 grams of glucose, 6.3-8.8 milligrams of calcium, 30.2-36.1 milligrams of phosphorus, 0.55-0.65 milligrams of iron and a large amount of anthocyanins (most abundant in red flesh fruit varieties), water-soluble dietary protein, plant albumin, etc.

2. The dragon fruit peel contains vitamin E and a more special ingredient - anthocyanin. Anthocyanins are found in weight-loss fruits and vegetables such as grape skins and red beets, but the highest content is found in pitaya. They all have antioxidant, anti-free radical and anti-aging effects, and can also improve the prevention of brain cell degeneration and inhibit dementia.

3. Dragon fruit is juicy and sweet. In addition to being eaten fresh, it can also be used to make wine, canned food, jam, etc. The flowers can be dried and made into dishes, and the color can be used to extract food coloring.

4. Dragon fruit has the effects of preventing constipation, promoting eye health, increasing bone density, helping cell membrane formation, preventing anemia, and resisting neuritis, angular cheilitis, lowering cholesterol, whitening skin and preventing dark spots. It also has the effects of relieving heavy metal poisoning, resisting free radicals, preventing senile diseases, losing weight, and preventing colorectal cancer. And newer research results show that the juice of pitaya and its branches has a positive effect on tumor growth, virus and immune response inhibition and other symptoms.