Introduction: To get more nutrition, many people choose to eat grapes with their skin on, apples without peeling them, and stir-fry tomatoes and winter melon with their skin. Now is the season for eating dragon fruit. We mainly eat the flesh inside, so can the outer skin be eaten? In fact, the skin of dragon fruit is extremely nutritious and should not be discarded. Eating it will double the nutrition because it contains a very precious nutrient—anthocyanin.
Anthocyanin is a powerful antioxidant, more than 10 times stronger than carotene, and can remain active in human blood for up to 75 hours. It can protect the body from damage caused by harmful substances—free radicals, and help prevent various diseases related to free radicals. Anthocyanin can enhance the elasticity of blood vessels, protect the inner walls of arteries, lower blood pressure, inhibit inflammation and allergies, improve joint flexibility, promote the regeneration of rhodopsin in retinal cells, improve vision, and also has anti-radiation effects. In short, anthocyanin maintains human health in many ways and brings us various benefits.
Dragon Fruit Skin Salad
Therefore, when eating dragon fruit, try not to discard the inner pink skin. You can scrape it off with a small knife and eat it raw, or cut it into thin strips for a cold salad. Juicing is also a good option. It should be noted that dragon fruit skin is not suitable for making tea, boiling soup, or stir-frying, as high temperatures can cause partial degradation of anthocyanin, reducing its nutritional value.
Dragon fruit is a low-energy fruit, rich in water-soluble dietary fiber, which has effects such as weight loss, lowering cholesterol, preventing constipation and colorectal cancer. It is also rich in fiber, which can prevent constipation. Dragon fruit contains plant-based albumin, which is rare in most fruits and vegetables. This albumin binds with heavy metal ions in the human body to detoxify. It is rich in the antioxidant vitamin C, which can whiten the skin and prevent dark spots. In addition, dragon fruit is also very rich in iron.
Dragon Fruit Skin Juice
How to Eat Dragon Fruit Skin
Juicing: The best way to eat dragon fruit skin is to juice it, add some sugar, and freeze it. When you're thirsty, you can drink it. It's sweet, refreshing, and quenching.
Cold Salad: Peel the dragon fruit skin, cut it into shreds and put it on a plate. Add a little sesame oil, then add an appropriate amount of salt and chicken essence and mix well.
Note: The skin is not suitable for making tea, boiling soup, or stir-frying, as high temperatures can cause partial degradation of anthocyanin, reducing its nutritional value.
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