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Red (skin color) Pitahaya

Red (skin color)

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Description

Pitahaya, also known as dragon fruit, is a fruit of a cactus. This market type is identified by its red skin; the skin color alone does not establish the fruit’s flesh color or resolve every species or hybrid.

Botanical Name

Selenicereus undatus

Origin

Mexico, Honduras

Size

All Sizes

Commodity

Pitahaya

Storage Guidelines

Commercial storage guidance for dragon fruit (red-skinned Hylocereus spp., white- or red-fleshed). Storage life depends on initial quality, maturity, cultivar and handling; this is not a household shelf-life guarantee.

Temperature

10°C (50°F)

Shelf Life

up to 14 days

Packaging

Breathable packaging, preferably with ventilation holes to prevent moisture buildup

Colder storage causes chilling injury (flesh translucency, softening, scale darkening, poor flavor) that shows after warming, especially in less mature fruit; mechanical injury and water loss are the other main problems. Source: USDA Agriculture Handbook 66 (rev. 2016).

Nutritional Information

A verified nutrition profile matching this product identity, edible part and processing form is not established. No other food, species, maturity or processing form is substituted.

"Cactus-grown dragon fruit"