Belize Pitayaha crop growing in local demand.

PITAHYA A GROWING CROP IN POPULARITY IN WESTERN BELIZE

It is pitayha season and we eat pitayha at least three times a week. A new crop in Belize over the past four years, the dragon fruit is finding favor. Pitayha contains betalain, this is an antioxidant, used to neutralize free radicals that can cause cancer. Strangely enough pitayha is the only fruit in the world to contain betalin in the world. The soluble fibers regulate blood glucose levels and if you have Type 2 diabetes this fruit will give you positive results. Within one hour, your blood glucose level after eating a pitayha drops 30 points. We eat the pitayha as a desert. Cut it in half and spoon out the purple interior like ice cream.