Health Benefits
Anti-oxidant properties, Anti-aging benefits, Maintains healthy cholesterol level, Weight loss properties
Increases metabolic rate, Lower blood pressure, Protects against kidney stone formation
General Benefits
Helps in weight loss, Suppresses Arthritis
Gives you energy
Skin Benefits
Anti-aging benefits, Heals sunburn, Treatment of acne
Skin cleansing
Hair Benefits
Treatment of colored hair
NA
Side Effects
NA
Affects blood glucose levels, Decrease in blood sugar levels, Coagulation
Lactating Women
Not Available
No
Best Time to Eat
Any time except an hour after meal, Don't consume at night and before bed
As a snack in the late afternoon, Eat the fresh ones, avoid mixing with any other foods, don't eat after meal., Morning time (before lunch)
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)
Not Available
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
Not Available
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
Not Available
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
Water Content
Not Available
Calories in Fresh Fruit with Peel
Calories in Fresh Fruit without Peel
Not Available
Not Available
Calories in Frozen Form
Not Available
Not Available
Calories in Dried Form
Not Available
Not Available
Calories in Canned Form
Not Available
Not Available
Type
Berry, Citrus, Fruit vegetable, Melon, Tree fruit, Tropical
Citrus
Season
Early fall, Summer
Dry
Varieties
Selenicereus megalanthus and Hylocereus polyrhizus
NA
Color
Magenta, Pink
Orange, Yellow
Inside Color
White
Creamy Yellow
Origin
Central America, Mexico
Jamaica
Climatic Conditions
NA
Warm
Facts about
NA
- The name is derived from the word "ugly" refering to the it's unpleasant appearance, with rough, wrinkled, greenish-yellow rind, wrapped loosely around the orange pulpy citrus inside.
Other Countries
NA
NA, United States of America
Top Importer
China
Europe
Top Exporter
Vietnam
Jamaica
Botanical Name
Hylocereus undatus
Citrus reticulata × Citrus paradisi
Synonym
Pitaya, Red Pitahaya, Night blooming Cereus, Strawberry Pear, Belle of the Night, Conderella plant
Tangelo, citrus tangelo
Subkingdom
Tracheobionta
Tracheobionta
Class
Not Available
Unknown
Subclass
Liliidae
Rosidae
Order
Caryophyllales
Sapindales
Family
Cactaceae
Rutaceae
Species
H. undatus
C. reticulata × paradisi
Generic Group
Cactus
Citrus fruit
Difference Between Dragonfruit and Ugli fruit
We might think that Dragonfruit and Ugli fruit are similar with respect to nutritional value and health benefits. But the nutrient content of both fruits is different. Dragonfruit and Ugli fruit Facts such as their taste, shape, color, and size are also distinct. The difference between Dragonfruit and Ugli fruit is explained here.
The amount of calories in 100 gm of fresh Dragonfruit and Ugli fruit with peel is 60.00 kcal and 45.00 kcal and the amount of calories without peel is Not Available and Not Available respectively. Thus, Dragonfruit and Ugli fruit belong to Low Calorie Fruits and Low Calorie Fruits category.These fruits might or might not differ with respect to their scientific classification. The order of Dragonfruit and Ugli fruit is Caryophyllales and Sapindales respectively. Dragonfruit belongs to Cactaceae family and Ugli fruit belongs to Rutaceae family. Dragonfruit belongs to Hylocereus genus of H. undatus species and Ugli fruit belongs to Citrus genus of C. reticulata × paradisi species. Beings plants, both fruits belong to Plantae Kingdom.