Freeze Dried Pitaya Powder

What is Freeze Dried Pitaya Powder?

Pitaya is rich in dietary fiber, mineral magnesium, flavonoids, anthocyanins and betalains, sugars, and small amounts of vitamin C, B vitamins, E, potassium, calcium, and iron.

Freeze-dried pitaya powder is a fine powder obtained by selecting fresh and ripe dragon fruit, and processing it through several steps, such as cleaning, pressing, filtering, clarifying, sterilising, concentrating, low-temperature freezing and vacuum drying, low-temperature pulverising, sieving, weighing and packaging, testing, etc. The process can preserve the original natural nutrients and the colour and flavour of dragon fruit, and can be stored for a long time at room temperature. This process can preserve the original natural nutrients of dragon fruit, as well as the colour and flavour, and can be stored for a long time at room temperature.

Green Spring Technology supplies freeze-dried pitaya powder, choose fresh dragon fruit, freeze it at -45 degrees Celsius for 2~4 hours, then run sublimation drying treatment under 30~50PA vacuum for 16~18 hours, and at the end of the process, we get the freeze-dried dragon fruit powder with about 3% water. It has a pure taste, soft color, and full nutrients and has been widely used in food.

Founded in 2000, Green Spring Technology is a leading plant extract technology company in China. It has obtained many certifications such as Halal, Kosher, COSMOS, BRC, IFS, FDA, ISO9001, ISO22000, and so on. Green Spring has established a perfect traceability system for all its products. It produces according to ISO, HACCP, and other quality standards, and its products comply with EU EC396, EU 2023/915 standards, and the highest solvent residue standards. 

Specification: 

Regulation:

It conforms to EU regulations.

Benefits:

Improve Constipation

The dietary fibre content of dragon fruit pulp can reach 2~3%, which is higher than apples, pears and oranges. The carbohydrates of dragon fruit are mainly glucose, fructose and oligosaccharides, of which oligosaccharides as well as pectin can not only absorb water in the intestinal tract and promote the formation of stools but also play the role of prebiotics (food for intestinal beneficial flora), stimulate the growth of lactobacillus and bifidobacteria, which is beneficial to the regulation of intestinal flora. The crude fibre content of the black fruit seeds in pitaya is high, and the crude fibre content of red dragon fruit seeds can be as high as 13% after freeze-drying.

Cardiovascular Protection

The black seeds of pitaya pulp contain various enzymes, as well as essential omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, which are beneficial to heart health. Plus it contains a variety of antioxidant components, including anthocyanins, beta-carotene, vitamin C, and vitamin E, which are effective in scavenging free radicals and preventing hardening of blood vessels.

Helps Stabilise Blood Sugar

Dragon fruit can lower blood sugar levels. This may be helpful for people who are pre-diabetic or diabetic. Studies have shown that dragon fruit has a dose-dependent effect on blood sugar control. This means that as dragon fruit intake increases, blood sugar levels decrease. This hypoglycaemic property of dragon fruit may help regulate glucose levels in the blood. However, consuming too much dragon fruit can also lead to adverse effects as it has been found to induce insulin resistance. Insulin resistance can lead to obesity.

May Help Dengue Patients

An in vitro study has found that beet anthocyanins from red dragon fruit have antiviral activity against the dengue virus. The computer study also observed an affinity between the compounds in dragon fruit and viral proteins. This is a promising development, suggesting that dragon fruit has the potential to treat dengue. However, more in vivo studies are needed to determine the safety of red dragon fruit for antiviral therapy in humans. Dragon fruit is not scientifically proven as a treatment for dengue and should not be included in the diet without consulting a physician.

May Help Lower Blood Pressure

Hypertension is one of the risk factors inducing cardiovascular diseases. Researchers have found that the antihypertensive mechanism of red dragon fruit juice is similar to that of captopril, which reduces RAAS activity by lowering the content of AngII, Ald, and ET-1 in the local and circulating RAAS, thus improving the function of RAAS in renal hypertensive rats, and playing a role in lowering blood pressure and protecting target organs.

There are also researchers found that supplementation of red dragon fruit or extracted beet red pigment can effectively reduce the index of atherosclerosis, reduce the thickness of the aortic intima-media, repair the endothelial layer of the artery, play a role in protecting blood vessels, for the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease has a very important significance. Red heart dragon fruit contains anthocyanins can also effectively prevent vascular sclerosis, thus preventing heart attack and blood clot formation caused by stroke.

Applications:

In the Food Field:

Freeze-dried pitaya powder can maintain its original nutrients, has a long shelf life, easy to store and carry, often used in the production of fruit juice, ice cream, pastries, and other products, to maintain the natural flavor and nutritional value of dragon fruit.