Background Natural food colorants obtained from plants are of growing interest, as they are
safe and healthy and positively affect the color of the food; in addition, they may have further …

As espécies da família Cactaceae, possivelmente tiveram sua origem na América do Norte,
Central e do Sul. Na subfamília Hylocereus, a espécie trepadeira com maior distribuição …

Pitaya peel (Hylocereus polyrhizus), which consists approximately 22% of the whole fruit
weight, is discarded during processing. Physico-chemical properties of the discarded pitaya …

Pitaya commonly known as dragon fruit is very popular of its intense color, constituent
minerals, vitamins, and antioxidant properties. In this study, physiochemical properties of …

This study aimed to promote red pitaya fruit parts as alternate sources of nutraceuticals. The
red pitaya of Chinese origin was determined for its in vitro efficacy, where the fruit extracts …

Pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus) has attracted much interest from consumers as it is a novelty
fruit with high nutrient content and a tolerance to drought stress. As a group of attractive …

In this study, we investigated the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory phytochemicals and
paramagnetic species in dragon fruit using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) …

Food waste produced from fruits and vegetables processing plants possesses an important
natural and valuable material in producing less expensive functional food due to the …

Se describen algunos aspectos relacionados con el cultivo de la pitahaya en México. La
revisión enfatiza en la importancia de este cultivo, así como su distribución y perspectivas …

The extraction of betalain and color from prickly pear (Optunia ficus indica) fruits was
optimized using Box–Behnken response surface design coupled with numerical …