Dragon fruit or pitaya(name in other country like Vietnam and Thailand) start to bear fruit after 11/2 year to 2 years of planting. Pic speak for itself.
This is the red skin and red flesh variety also call Hylocereus costaricensis & H. polyrhizus For more details please refer to link http://www.doa.sarawak.gov.my/pitaya1_e.htmNutrition content for dragon fruit
nutrition content per 100g serving of red dragon fruit.
Moisture 82.5 - 83 g
Protein 0.159 - 0.229 g
Fat 0.21 - 0.61 g
Crude Fiber 0.7 - 0.9 g
Carotene 0.005 -0.012 mg
Calcium 6.3 - 8.8 mg
Phosphorus 30.2 - 36.1 mg
Iron 0.55 - 0.65 mg
Vitamin B1 0.28 - 0.043 mg
Vitamin B2 0.043 - 0.045 mg
Vitamin B3 0.297 - 0.43 mg
Vitamin C 8 - 9 mg
Thiamine 0.28 - 0.30 mg
Riboflavin 0.043 - 0.044 mg
Niacin 1.297 - 1.300 mg
Ash 0.28 g
Other 0.54 - 0.68 g
Facts Supply by Taiwan Food Industry Develop & Research Authorities, report code "85-2537". It might be vary from country to country due to the climate, ways of the cultivate, and type of the Pitaya.
