The difference between red and white dragon fruit

People who like to eat dragon fruit know that there are two types of dragon fruit on the market: red dragon fruit and white dragon fruit. So what is the difference between these two types of dragon fruit? In addition to the different flesh color, the red dragon fruit and the white dragon fruit have obvious differences in taste, edible effects and price. The following is a comparison of the white dragon fruit and the red dragon fruit to let everyone know the difference between the two in detail.

The difference between red and white dragon fruit

1. Difference in taste

There is a certain difference in taste between the red-fleshed pitaya and the white-fleshed pitaya. After the red-fleshed pitaya matures, its flesh is tender and sweet, but the sugar content of the white-fleshed pitaya is relatively low. People can only feel a faint sweetness when eating it, so the taste of the white-fleshed pitaya is not as good as that of the red-fleshed pitaya.

2. Meat color

There is an obvious difference in the color of the flesh between the red-fleshed pitaya and the white-fleshed pitaya, which is an important difference between the two. Although they do not look much different in appearance, after cutting them open you will find that the flesh of the red-fleshed pitaya is dark red, while the flesh of the white-fleshed pitaya is white, but there are black granular substances in the flesh of both pitayas.

3. Difference in origin

There is also a clear difference in the origin of red-fleshed pitaya and white-fleshed pitaya, because domestic pitaya is mainly produced in the southern tropical regions, and the pitaya produced domestically is mainly white-fleshed pitaya, while those red-star pitaya are mostly imported from Southeast Asian countries. It is precisely for this reason that the price of red-fleshed pitaya in the market is higher than that of white-fleshed pitaya.

4. Nutritional content

There are also obvious differences in the nutritional content of red-fleshed pitaya and white-fleshed pitaya. Although they contain most of the same nutrients, the carotene content in red-fleshed pitaya is much higher than that in white-fleshed pitaya. In addition, red-fleshed pitaya contains a large amount of anthocyanins, while the anthocyanin content in white-fleshed pitaya is particularly low. Therefore, people can enhance the body's antioxidant and anti-aging capabilities after eating red-fleshed pitaya, and can prevent the occurrence of cancer, while the white-fleshed pitaya is relatively poor in this regard.