Johor Premium Red Dragon Fruits (Size Jumbo)

Grade: 2A

Size: Jumbo

weighs approx 600gms+ per fruit

Red Dragon fruits, or Pitaya Roja grow on long, thin, vining cactuses that are often seen growing up trees, fences or walls. On the outside, Red Dragon fruits look almost identical to the white-fleshed variety.

The bright magenta flesh of the Red Dragon fruit is the result of a compound called betacyanin, which is the same pigment present in beets and prickly pear fruit. The pulp has the texture of kiwi fruit, with small, black edible seeds throughout. Red Dragon fruit is sweet, though not as sweet as the white-fleshed variety, and has a mild acidity.

The red-fleshed Dragon fruits are rarer than the yellow-skinned variety and are not nearly as widely available as the white-fleshed variety. Red Dragon fruits are often called Costa Rican Dragon fruit or Purple Pitaya, and sometimes Strawberry Pear Cactus.

Red Dragon fruit contains high amounts of vitamin C and has a high fibre content.

Red Dragon fruit is often eaten raw, scooped with a spoon directly from the rind. Many prefer to refrigerate the fruits prior to eating, to chill the pulp within.

Store Red Dragon fruit in a plastic bag in the refrigerator for up to three weeks. The fruit can be frozen for up to a year when sealed in a plastic bag. Red Dragon fruit can also be dried to preserve.

Dried Red Dragon fruit has ten times the nutritional benefits of fresh fruit. The benefits of Dragon fruit include improving the health of the eyes and skin, including protecting the skin from ultraviolet damage!