Pitaya
A pitaya (/pɪˈtaɪ.ə/) or pitahaya (/ˌpɪtəˈhaɪ.ə/) is the fruit of several cactus species indigenous to the region of southern Mexico and along the Pacific coasts of Guatemala, Costa Rica, and El Salvador.Depending on the variety, pitaya fruits may have sweet- or sour-tasting flesh that can be red, white, or yellow in color.[2][7] Pitaya or dragon fruit is native to the region of southern Mexico and along the Pacific coasts of Guatemala, Costa Rica, and El Salvador.[1][2] Stenocereus fruit (sour pitayas) are a variety that is commonly eaten in the arid regions of the Americas.The fruit of related species, such as S. queretaroensis and the dagger cactus or pitaya de mayo (S. griseus),[3]: 223–225 are also locally important foods.Other fungi known to infect pitaya include Botryosphaeria dothidea, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Bipolaris cactivora.[17][18] The USDA FoodData Central database published their analysis of the nutritional contents of raw Pitaya in 2022.[dubious – discuss] The fatty acid compositions of the seed oils of Selenicereus costaricensis, syn.
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