Dragon Fruits

We call this plant a fruit, but dragon fruit is actually considered a cactus. They have scaly skin that can be pink or yellow, while the inside flesh may be red or white with tiny, black seeds. It has a crunchy texture and sweet flavor like a kiwi or pear.

Dragon from EXPOCO having the origin from Southern & Central of Vietnam, meets the export standards to the US, EU markets.

Clean, beautiful shape, red color covers 70% area of its peel.

Fruits’ ears are straight, thick, hard, green and their length are over 1.5cm long.

The flesh is firm, white or red with black seeds.

The fruit has no mechanical damage, no bruise, no green speckle, no sunburn, no fungal marks or damage caused by insects.

• Benefits
• It’s rich in antioxidants like flavonoids, phenolic acid, and betacyanin.
• It’s naturally fat-free and high in fiber.
• It may help lower your blood sugar.
• It contains prebiotics, which are foods that feed the healthy bacteria called probiotics in your gut.
• Dragon fruit contains vitamin C which can against oxidation, lighten skin, prevent senescent process and heighten the immune system.
• Eating dragon fruits can improve health, prevent cancers, replenish blood, reduce cholesterol, benefit for stomach, etc.
• Dragon fruit is also known as an anti-inflammatory fruit, eating it every day can treat arthritis.

Every 100 gram (3.5 oz) of dragon fruit supply an amount of nourishment as follows:

• 50 kcal
• 9-14g of carbohydrate
• 3-0.9g of fiber
• 1-0.6g of fat
• 15-0.5g of protein
• 45mg of vitamin B3 (3%)
• 25mg of vitamin C (30%)
• Mineral: 10mg of calcium (1%), 0.7mg of iron (5%), 36mg of phosphorus (5%); 80g  of water…